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had two decisions. life or death? 14 hours of deliberation over three days and that 12-member jury picked death. april 15, 2013, boston marathon. three people killed, 260 injured. dzhokhar tsarnaev was condemned to death for his role in the bombings. reaction quickly surfaced outside the courthouse. >> i remember when the bombs went off. i remember the vile, gusting thing this person did. >> reporter: many victims say this is not a day of celebration, but a day of justice. >> right now it feels like we can take a breath and kind of breathe again. >> there's no winner today, but i feel justice for my family. >> reporter: inside, attorneys argue their client was led astray by his dom nearing older brother, tamerlan. >> the evidence did not bear that out.
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the defendant was an adult who came to believe in an ideology of hate and he expressed those beliefs by killing, maming and mutilating innocent americans on patriot's day. >> reporter: boston's police commissioner said he is satisfied with the sentence, along with the message it sends. boston doesn't tolerate terrorism. >> they are not going to blow up our marathon, our city, and not inflict any type of terror in our country. >> reporter: as for tsarnaev, he stood with his hands folded, head slightly bowed, and showed no reaction upon learning his fate, a fate now known by all. >> justice now. he wanted to go to hell and he'll get there early. >> we support what the jury did. boston strong. >> reporter: the u.s. district judge will formally impose the sentence at a later date during a hearing which bombing victims will be allowed to speak. frank, tsarnaev will also be given the opportunity to address the court at that time.
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>> interesting to see if he has anything to say. mike mibach in our newsroom tonight. mike, thank you. 11-year-old aaron hernandez from martinez was badly hurt in the boston bombing. he was standing at the finish line waiting to see his mother complete the race. ken pritchett spoke with aaron's mom and dad. ken is live in martinez with that part of our coverage. ken? >> reporter: well, we talked to alan and catharine hern. they say they feel somewhat removed from that day living in martinez, compared to some of the other victims living in the boston area. the news of the jury's decision certainly brought them back, but they are, as you will hear, still trying to process it. >> trying to process and really think what is, what is the right thing? what is justice? what is what people expect? i don't know. it's hard. >> had a more physical reaction
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than i thought. it wasn't so much what i thought about it, because i still don't know what to think about it, about what's right or wrong. >> reporter: catharine was running in the boston marathon, alan waiting at the finish line with their children. their son aaron, 7 at the time, suffered a severe injury in the blast. the family did not go back for the penalty phase. life in the bay area took precedence. they say their son aaron, the day of the bombing will always be with him. his injured leg now is almost healed. >> he's doing really well. he's doing really well. he's growing. i think the doctors had mentioned that it will take about this amount of time, about two years for him to get back to 95%. and that's about, that's about what we're seeing. >> reporter: the family said there are many chapters to this. the day of the bombing, the day of the arrest, the day the
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trial began, when the verdict came down, and now with this jury's decision on the death penalty, this is another chapter. they know that there are more chapters to come. >> ken pritchett, live in martinez, thank you. there have only been three federal executions since 1976. probably the most well known was timothy mcveigh, the 33- year-old oklahoma city bomber executed in 2001. juan raul garza, convicted drug trafficker and murderer was executed. one-time war hero lewis jones, jr. was executed on march 18, 2003, after being convicted of kidnapping, murder and rape. the federal death row is at the united states penitentiary in terre haute, indiana. currently there are 60 people on death row there. new developments in an arrest after a 17-year-old student was shot and killed near jesse bethel high school
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in vallejo. a 19-year-old is behind bars for that killing. tonight, the victim's mother says she didn't think her son was safe going to school there and she had wanted him to leave. ktvu's christina rendon is live in vallejo, where the grieving family is left with few answers tonight. >> reporter: yeah, they really are, gasia. they admit their son should have been in school at the time he was shot, but mom is very upset. she said she tried to take her son out of jesse bethel high school several times, but wasn't allowed to. now she says he was killed right outside of that high school. she is thankful that police have made an arrest. 19-year-old zachary crowell is in solano county jail, arrested early this morning. he's accused of killing 17-year- old max rusk outside jesse bethel high school thursday afternoon. rusk's parents say they have no idea who crowell is or why he would want to hurt their son. >> it's in god's hands is all i can say. >> i'm just so sad, so empty from this. i'm glad they got him so somebody else doesn't get shot. >> reporter: vallejo police are
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releasing few details. >> we do not believe this is a random act of violence and that the victim and suspect were known to each other. >> reporter: but still, no word of a motive. the search for witnesses continues, while a memorial keeps growing outside the high school on a trail where rusk was shot. >> and i just wanted my son to get out of that school and i wanted home schooling for him and they wouldn't do it. >> he just didn't feel safe there. he told me that several times. >> reporter: the superintendent declined to comment on that, but says security is tight. >> we see it as a very safe campus. >> are there security guards on campus? >> there are. there are approximately nine. >> reporter: rusk's girlfriend says he had aspirations to be a firefighter. now their plans are ruined. >> i know we were young, but we were planning our future already. it's just sad. >> reporter: the family is thanking the public for the outpouring of support, saying they find comfort in knowing rusk was loved. >> i know life goes on. he doesn't want me to cry, but
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it's kind of hard when you miss something like that. it's such a privilege to be his father. >> reporter: and dad and mom will be at a vigil tonight for their son. it's going to be held along that trail where rusk was shot. it starts at 7:00. gasia, they say they are inviting everyone from the public to attend. >> and from what i understand, the vigil isn't just tonight. his family is really calling for 14 days of peace in the city after what happened, right? >> reporter: yes, they say they will hold a vigil every single night up until the 28th to honor him, remember him, and also to call for peace in the city because they say there have been several shootings here and the gun violence needs to stop. >> christina rendon, thank you. tonight could be the night if the warriors beat memphis this evening, advancing to the western conference finals. >> our sports director mark ibanez is here with what the warriors need to do to go to the next round. >> keep doing what they have been doing the last couple of games, is the simple answer.
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but obviously the memphis grizzlies are here for a reason. they are a very good basketball team. but the golden state warriors, aside from having steph curry heat up a bit as he has done in the last couple of games, they have been just a little bit more aggressive. they are playing in the grind house tonight. that gives you a little idea of what the grizzlies like to do, just grind you down. they got big guys down underneath. you know what? the warriors' last couple of games have been able to match them with physicality. draymond green says that is a true key. >> like even in game 1, we won. but we still didn't feel like we played to the level that we needed to play. you know, obviously game 2 and 3 was just atrocious. so really, game 4 we turned up the intensity, turned up the physicality and just the focus level, everything was just 100% better. and that's really when the series turned. i think we started being the
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aggressors instead of us always being on our heels, them having us on our heels, whether offensively or defensively, we kind of put them on their heels. and that's what has made the difference these last two games. >> as usual, draymond green puts it well. you know, it's very tough to not only finish out a series, but do it on the road. i really think the warriors have kind of come into their own. even though they swept the pelicans in four straight, it wasn't the kind of basketball we saw during the regular season. but the last couple of games, the last one in particular, man, the warriors kind of got out, ran, and there was never any question after midway through the third quarter as to who was going to win. i think they kind of have their sea legs, if you will, about all this post season stuff coming in as the favorites, and not a team of oh, we're happy if we get here. >> exactly. when they lost two, they could have folded the tent. instead they came back with a real dominating performance in that last game 5. >> a little bit of a character check. see what they are all about.
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see if they weren't just a regular season team. things change obviously during the playoffs. you're seeing the team potentially seven games in a roa. you're able to study things and figure out the other guys' weakness and the warriors have shown less weaknesses. 6:30 our time for game 6. >> thanks, mark. a unique new way to improve traffic across the bay bridge by creating a wrong way bus lane. >> plus, a new controversy at the candlestick demolition. it's a dust-up over keeping dust down. >> and meet the new puppy that is now the first deputy dog in california. this little guy even has his own twitter page. >> reporter: i'm meteorologist bill martin in san francisco. we're getting ready for bay to breakers. it's a bay to breakers expo. when i come back, we'll show you all the things going on here. female ncer: the mattress price wars are on at sleep train! we challenged the manufacturers to
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. it's one of the craziest races anywhere in the country and it's this weekend in san francisco. of course we're talking about the 104th annual bay to breakers race. it starts this sunday morning at 8:00. the starting line is at the intersection of mission and main street in the financial district. the race ends at ocean beach. ktvu's david stevenson is at the starting line. david, this year some of the runners are hoping to set some bizarre world records. >> reporter: yes, they are hoping to do strange things. you can see some of the barricades being dropped off. organizers expect runners coming from all 50 states, up to 40 countries to be among the tens of thousands starting the race on sunday right from this spot. >> please have your envelope open! >> reporter: before the big race came, registration. >> i love the design. i love the bright colors. >> reporter: thousands of bay
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to breakers entrants picked up race materials in san francisco. >> first time in california, first time in san francisco and the first time to do the run. >> this will be your first time. what are you expecting? >> i'm expecting to walk. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the 12k foot race stretches from the city's financial district near san francisco bay out to ocean beach. 50,000 registered runners are expected this year with thousands more expected to join in along the course. organizers say at least half of all runners will be in costume. the hope this year is to set some weird world records. >> for example, we're going to set the world record on sunday for the longest one-handed conga line. >> why is it important for you to run in bay to breakers? >> because it's very funny and it's sport. >> reporter: police say they are serious about zero tolerance for booze, with alcohol check points along the route. as usual, the turnout means traffic headaches with road closures bracketing the course. the city's transit agency is adding special express bus and
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train service starting at 4:45 a.m. to get people to the starting line ahead of the 8:00 a.m. start. >> there's going to be two cross points for the entire north-to-south portions of the race. so if you're trying to drive, there are going to be delays. >> reporter: it's not enough to discourage die-hard runners who call the race an important part of their lives. >> this is my tradition now. i'm a san francisco native. i love doing it. >> reporter: security will be strong again this year in the wake of the 2013 boston marathon bombing. at 6:00, how police say the effects of that attack will be felt here in san francisco on sunday. live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu fox 2news. >> david, thank you. let's go now to meteorologist mark tamayo. bill's out in the field and we're talking about bay to breakers. one of the best parts is just watching it for me, not running in it! >> so much to see. >> it's wave after wave after wave of people going by. >> just so much energy, of course from the bay to the breakers. it's always an event we get excited about every year in the bay area and in san francisco
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for mid-may. that's the case right now. as far as running weather, if you're a serious runner, you might like the forecast as well. we have chief meteorologist bill martin standing by at the expo taking place right now, all geared up there. looks like already the energy starting in the fort mason center. is that right, bill? >> reporter: mark, we're at the expo, the zappos bay to breakers expo at fort mason. let me tell you something. they got 30,000, 40,000 people running this race. most of them are coming here to pick up their packets. everything that has to do with running is here. i got -- gasia, you'll love this. this is my free bag. i got chips, got a t-shirt. you're not going to see it very good, but listen, i'm telling you, you would go nuts here, guys. it's free stuff! >> for sure, man! >> reporter: i'm not done. look at this. look at that bad boy! they gave that to me. i could get another one if i wanted, but i'm just going to take one. i got an iphone plus. they are giving stuff away! >> what?
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you liar! >> reporter: no, i'm kidding. that's a little joke. okay. i got this. this is a sport drink. i love this stuff. it's great. it's got vitamin c in it, kind of like vitamin c mix drink. here's a black t-shirt. i got a lot of stuff. i'm going to leave this here. there's some cool stuff, you guys. this is the get sweaty sweaty bands booth. you guys, let's see some sweaty bands. are these all the sweaty bands? >> oh, yeah, check these out! >> reporter: gasia, these are money. the deal, what's so great about them? >> well, we have tons of designs. you're not going to find this many designs anywhere else. and they do not slip. women wear them and the velvet on the inside really grips onto your hair and they won't slip out while you're running. >> reporter: gasia, which one do you want? >> bill, i'm going to confess, bill. my best is about a 14-minute mile! so i think i'm good with whatever is prettiest. >> reporter: can i pick a sweaty band? >> sure, absolutely. >> reporter: i can't really hear you. i picked the pink.
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when we come back, i got more fun stuff. i am bringing this back, unlike rosemary who did not bring the nachos. i'm bringing this back. see you guys in a bit. >> okay, bill. i think we have hundreds of people heading to fort mason to claim the free iphones. [ laughter ] >> as far as the forecast, the forecast looks great for bay to breakers with the clouds in the morning. if you like cool temperatures and the 50s, it's going to be in the forecast on sunday. right now, we're tracking rain showers to the north of the bay area. we can see some development up toward portions of lake county, lightning strike detected. for us, we have low clouds and fog banked up near the immediate coastline and a bit of wind out there as well. you can see fairfield, winds out of the southwest, sustained at 22, gusting to 30 miles an hour. oakland, winds out of the west at 20. more reports for you, sfo, sustained at 17, gusting at 25. so that wind will help transport some of the fog across the bay. in fact, here's the fog bank, looking towards the tower. for tonight, partly cloudy and breezy. this weekend, morning fog.
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skies becoming partly cloudy. then the extended forecast, more high clouds paying us a visit. overnight lows first thing tomorrow morning, in the 40s to lower 50s. lots of cloud cover out there. big blanket of overcast for your saturday morning. then the clouds gradually clear back to near the coastline. here's the plan tomorrow morning. 7:00 a.m., then you see slowly clearing back to near the shoreline, revealing partly cloudy skies. you want major heat? it's not in the forecast. in fact, the warmest locations will be barely right around 70 degrees. coolest locations, on the cool side, mainly in the 50s for the beaches. definitely want to bundle up for your forecast for tomorrow if you are heading to the coastline. santa rosa, 69 degrees. brentwood, 70. oakland, mid-60s. 65. san jose with a forecast high of 67. half moon bay in the upper 50s. these temperatures really carrying over into sunday as well. for bay to breakers, just expect temperatures in the low to mid-50s. if you're a serious runner, i think you'll like the refreshing conditions out there. here is a look ahead at your
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five-day forecast. notice no major heat. we'll barely make it into the lower 70s for tuesday into wednesday. lots of fog in the morning, becoming partly cloudy for the afternoon hours. looks like bill's having lots of fun out there. >> he is such a surfer dude! did you see him wearing the flip-flops? >> got to get some running shoes. >> i love that. >> one of these years, we should all run it or all try to run it. >> maybe a relay team. >> yes! >> i want the first mile. thank you. see you again in a minute, mark. a corgi may have the title of first dog in sacramento. now governor brown added a deputy first dog. colusa lucy brown joined the first family this month. she and her older brother have their own twitter pages. colusa is two months old, but can already be found guarding the governor's office and exploring the family ranch. after days of searching, wreckage of a u.s. military helicopter is found in nepal. the radio chatter that may have clues about what caused the deadly crash. >> now to julie haener in the newsroom with what we're
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working on new at 6:00. >> reporter: coming up, a man with a message. bryan stow, the giants fan beaten outside dodgers stadium four years ago shares advice with hundreds of students. >> you need to stand up to bullying. speak to an adult. >> how he is turning tragedy into an opportunity to end a growing problem. >> and the driver of this south bay bus has quite the tale to tell as one of his passengers got way out of control. bystanders stepped in to save the day and it's all caught on videotape. >> these stories and much more, coming up at 6:00.
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. a recovery mission is expected to resume soon in nepal at the site where u.s. marine helicopter was found. the helicopter crashed on tuesday during an earthquake relief mission. authorities say it is very unlikely that anyone on board survived. fox reporter david piper is following the developments. >> reporter: days of searching over in nepal. the wreckage of a missing u.s. military helicopter like the one seen in this video has been found. the chopper carrying six marines and two nepalese soldiers vanished tuesday while delivering humanitarian aid. >> because of the nature of the wreckage, it sunday likely there are any survivors at this time. the wreckage was found at approximately 11,000 feet in extremely dense forest and exceptionally rugged terrain. >> reporter: the country still reeling from two powerful earthquakes in less than a
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month. many remain in temporary shelters, homeless and terrified another quake will hit soon. this woman says she doesn't know how her family will ever rebuild. [ foreign language ] >> there is no money. there is no earning member in the family. my daughter is studying. my husband is too old now, and i don't have a job. >> reporter: nepal's prime minister says the country is overwhelmed in the wake of the quakes, which have killed more than 8000. these children studying under tents after their schools were damaged. the group plan international, setting up three such locations, but is hoping to open 100 more. >> we're going to keep these places running for longer, as long as they are needed. i think maybe when schools are back, there will be a need for children outside of schools. >> reporter: the cause of the helicopter crash is still unknown, but radio chatter points to a possible fuel problem. the hewey helicopter came from a squaw dron based at camp pendleton, california.
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david piper, fox news. a vacaville man has been named as the suspect for flying a drone near the white house yesterday. secret service agents took 39- year-old ryan mcdonald into custody after he was seen operating a drone near pennsylvania avenue. police say an inspection of the drone showed it didn't pose a threat. mcdonald has been charged with violating a federal order, which prohibits flying unmanned aerial vehicles in the district and on federal land. he is set to appear in court next month. ahead here, a radical new idea to try to ease traffic going across the bay bridge. it would let buses go into the city on the lower deck of the bridge against traffic. >> late developments on the investigation into the amtrak deadly derailment. the new clues that now have the fbi involved. >> and lyft gets a boost from a new investor, but one some companies wouldn't be thrilled to have.
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and it just might relieve some of the agony of the morning commute across the bay bridge. passengers can sum up their morning commute on the bay bridge in just three words. >> um, it's pretty awful. >> reporter: transit officials are studying an idea they hope will relieve some of that pain. the concept is to turn the far left eastbound lane that now heads to oakland into a buses- only westbound lane that would head in the opposite direction to san francisco. no one seems more ecstatic about the idea-- >> that will be the best idea ever! >> reporter: -- than this ac transit bus driver who frequently crosses the bridge. >> we don't have to worry about it. we don't have to worry about motorcyclists or anything because it's ours and ours alone. >> reporter: such a concept would require a special off ramp leading to the transbay terminal and the bus lane would be a movable barrier similar to the one on the golden gate
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bridge to prevent head-on collisions. total costs could reach over $170 million. >> bart is already full. muni is full. we want to serve that economic growth with a system of infrastructure that can work. >> reporter: the idea wouldn't be popular for those with a reverse commute on the bay bridge. they would lose a lane. >> that reverse commute from the west to the east handle losing a lane every single morning? we don't know. >> reporter: still, for those regularly stuck in upper deck morning traffic, the concept sounds appealing. >> i think it's a grated why. i think -- great idea. i think it would be good to have more room on the bridge. >> reporter: this wouldn't happen any time soon, if at all. the studying phase alone will take about a year and a half. >> rob roth, live tonight on treasure island, thank you. we are learning more about the terms of an agreement between san jose and its police union that has cleared the way for the use of body cameras. privacy rights were a big part of the negotiations, which lasted for months.
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the agreement announced yesterday stipulates that cameras will not be used during free speech demonstrations or at certain private locations like hospitals or medical offices. >> we like to think we're very progressive. we have been in a lot of programs that we have seen as a model nationally and i think that our policy will be also seen as a model nationally. >> san jose's police department is planning to outfit all officers with body cameras by june of next year. bay to breakers is one of the big events taking place in the bay area this weekend, but there are some other family- friendly and more low key events as well. here's mike mibach with your weekend watch. >> reporter: the middle of may is here and so, too, is your weekend watch. hello, everyone. i'm mike mibach. time to lace up the shoes for the good old bay to breakers, the 12k san francisco classic. it starts downtown at 8:00 a.m. on sunday. no alcohol, no floats. costumes? go ahead. be creative. i know you will. just north of the golden gate, the coast guard is opening its doors for a festival at its
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station near fort baker. bring family and friends. witness helicopter rescue demos, dogs detecting explosives. take a tour of their vessels, all while learning boat safety. the coast guard festival is saturday from 10:00 to 2:00. it is free. how about wine? the tiburon wine festival is saturday, 1:00 to 4:00. may be a good chance to hop on a ferry in san francisco and head over the bay to tiburon. there's also one in the east bay at the oakland greek festival, along with plenty of food, music and dancing. it runs saturday and sunday at the greek orthodox cathedral. $6 gets you in. children 12 and under are free. then there's the maker fair bay area at the san mateo events center. described as part science fair, part county fair, celebrating innovation and experimentation. doors open at 10:00 a.m. both days. tickets start at $20. children 3 and under are free. the oakland a's are at home. giants out there on the road. i'm mike mibach. that is your weekend watch.
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we posted this weekend's events and more for you on ktvu.com. when you're there, look for the entertainment button at the top of the home page. then look for weekend watch. late developments on the amtrak derailment. why the fbi is now involved and the theory that something may have hit the train before the crash. >> plus, a hidden camera found in the bathroom of a dorm at cal. the person of interest and his connection to the school. >> also, baby penguins hatch in san francisco. what makes these penguins so rare?
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. we'll take you around town on this friday evening commute. we'll start with the bay bridge toll plaza. cars all stacked up, trying to go eastbound into san francisco. a lot of waiting happening here. from this picture, you can tell even those with fast track are not sailing through. switching pictures to give you a live look at the sunol grade, that traffic coming toward us on the left-hand side of your screen, that's northbound traffic in the commute direction, things heavy. southbound, you're sailing on by. finally, bringing it back to one of the toughest traffic spots in the bay area and this picture really shows that both eastbound and westbound i-80 at the university overpass in berkeley is slow going. in fact, they look both equally tough right now. investigators in philadelphia are now looking into whether the train that crashed was hit by some type of object. what's not clear is how significant this is.
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the national transportation safety board said there was damage to the left-hand lower portion of the train's windshield and they asked the fbi to look at it. also, investigators say that an assistant conductor told them she thought she heard the engineer tell a regional engineer the train had been hit by something. the ntsb interviewed bostian today and said he was extremely cooperative. >> he recalls ringing the train bell as he went through the north philadelphia station. that's not a normal station stop for him, but he is required by regulations to sound his bell. may have said horn. he is required to sound his bell as he goes through past the station stop and he did that. he recalled doing that. but he has no recollection of anything past that. >> the derailment of the washington-to-new york train killed eight people and injured at least 200 others. investigators say the train sped up instead of slowing down as it approached a bend in the tracks and was actually going
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twice the speed limit when it derailed. just a couple of hours, hundreds of people are expected to gather at a high school in gilroy to remember four young people killed in a suspected drunk driving crash. the four were passengers in a car that crashed tuesday night. all four died. only the driver survived. police arrested him on suspicion of drunk driving. a memorial service for mendoza, pena and jimenez is at 7:30 tonight at mount madonna high school. there's another vigil on monday night at christopher ranch high school. lyft is getting a big boost from carl icahn. he has a reputation of being an outspoken activist investor and rarely invests in startups, but he is being welcomed by lyft. the ride-sharing service hit
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the road three years ago. icahn says there's room for two ridesharing companies. he says lyft is undervalued. more than 200 volunteers today put on work clothes and grabbed their tools and built a gift for children in one san jose neighborhood. the volunteers put up a new playground today at sherman oaks part on fruitvale avenue. community organizers say the project was a collaborative effort with groups including the sharks foundation and the nonprofit organization kaboom. organizers say the new play structure will provide a safe place to be active for hundreds of children for years to come. >> it's huge because the schools have playgrounds accessible to the kids during school hours, but they are not acceptable after school hours or on the weekends. if you just look around this area in general, there are no other parks anywhere within walking distance. >> organizers say the design of the park is actually based on children's drawings created at a special design event earlier this year. controversy at candlestick.
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drinking water is being used to keep dust down during demolition, and obviously, there are a lot of people saying this seems like a complete waste of water. ahead, why the contractor is doing this. >> plus, google's plan to put its self-driving cars on local streets very soon. ahead, why it can't go very fast. >> and today, the storm clouds are long gone. even a few pop-up showers to the north of the bay area. right now, we have low clouds and fog and gusty winds. i'll let you know if the pattern continues into your week.
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. ♪ the blues has lost its king and america has lost a legend. those words from president obama today on the death of legendary blues artist bb king. ♪ >> that's the song he was known for. bb king died late yesterday at his home in las vegas. he was 89 years old. his doctor says king suffered a series of small strokes after a long battle with type ii diabetes. he was born into a family of share croppers in mississippi and his given name was riley b king. but he was later nicknamed bb, which was short for the beale street blue boy. >> about 12 years old when i decided i wanted to try and play. i didn't get really serious about it till i came out of service when i was 18.
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>> bb king is survived by his 11 children. in a joint statement, bill and hillary clinton called him a brilliant blues guitarist and said the thrill of his gifts to us will never be gone. we're now about 45 minutes away from the golden state warriors' tipoff in memphis. when game 6 gets under way, pay close attention to the three- pointers, because this season every time they score a three, the team's warriors foundation will donate $500 to programs that help local children. ktvu's john fowler shows us how the team is excelling off the court, as well as on. >> it wasn't just a pass. up top! whoa! >> reporter: the warriors are terrific. you don't have to be basketball fan to appreciate their dedication to excellence. what you may not know is the team's dedication to bay area kids. donating $500 for every three- point basket. >> curry for three! good! >> so every time you see a three-pointer, you're basically not only seeing the team excel,
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but you're seeing every single one of these kids on this playground get critical service that they need every day. >> reporter: nathanael foster heads nonprofit play works. the group provides playground coaches and counselors, reducing conflicts and bullying, increasing cooperation and physical activity among 50,000 bay area inner city kids every day. they have been doing it 20 years. one of 40 agencies the warriors supports. >> they really believe in what we do. they have been a tremendous partner to us. >> reporter: the warriors foundation says just this season alone, it's donated $1.5 million to inner city programs for education and athletics. >> we enjoy the privilege as a sports team to have a great deal of visibility around our work. we're interested in leveraging that visibility to do well off the court. >> reporter: warriors community foundation director jose gordon says it's a team passion. >> we have a focus on education, looking at elementary literacy and college access and persistence and we
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also support groups that work in youth development. >> reporter: and when you watch the team at one of the bay area's partner bars and restaurants, a portion of proceeds also goes to the foundation and its programs, including the playground coach. >> with the warriors foundation donating money, it actually keeps the costs at a place where schools can actually afford the coach coming into the classroom. >> reporter: no wonder the school principal is a fan. >> i love the warriors! go warriors! >> thompson! >> reporter: making the bay area proud. john fowler, ktvu fox 2news. the stanford band is in trouble again and is now banned from traveling to sporting events on the road for a year. over the years, band members have gotten into trouble for their on-field antics. now, university administrators say the band has violated several school policies involving alcohol, hazing, and sexual harassment. the band will be allowed to perform at home sporting events and some nonathletic events. we'll show what you it
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looked like in south lake tahoe this morning. you're about to see a dusting of snow on the mountain there, but the peak is covered by a halo of clouds. also, this is looking towards the northshore from south lake tahoe. someone left footprints in the snow on the pier there. moving farther south, there were still flakes of snow at the bottom of kirkwood this morning. for a the love us, we're thinking it feels like february, but it's the middle of may. let's go to meteorologist mark tamayo. how unusual is this, mark? >> typically every may we get a system or two. the one yesterday was fairly potent. >> looks like winter up there! >> exactly. people living in tahoe, they kind of have two seasons. the warm season with the mountain biking, biking. and the cool with the skiing or snowboarding. everyone wants to get the bikes out there. snow is still pushing into the region and that's the case for today and tonight. lingering snow showers mainly up above 7000 feet in the mountains. as far as temperatures for today, back here in the bay area, we have lots of 60s. warmest location out toward santa rosa, 74 degrees. coolest location out in the
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pacifica area. readings only in the 50s, 65 degrees in san jose. sunday, bay to breakers, lots of cloud cover out there with skies becoming partly cloudy by 12:00 or 1:00. temperatures remaining on the cool side in san francisco on sunday, only in the 50s. around 52 to 58 degrees. on live storm tracker 2 right now, we talked about the snow in the mountains. still picking up snow mainly for the higher terrain. a few pop-up showers developing up in parts of lake county. you can see the thunderstorm, keeping an eye on this in the short-term, you can see developing within the past hour or so with lightning strikes associated with this just to the east of clear lake. as far as our local weather right now, we have the fog regrouping near the coastline. this will expand in coverage for the overnight hours. winds are still up there as well. here's fairfield, that gust to 30 miles an hour. oakland airport, winds sustained at 20 miles an hour. more reports for you, sfo, sustained at 17. gusting to 25 miles per hour. so the evidence of that fog
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deck, in fact, looking towards sutro tower, partly cloudy, breezy to windy. tomorrow, stick with the same forecast. in fact, for both saturday and sunday. lots of overcast for the morning hours, with temperatures in the 40s to the lower 50s to start out your saturday morning. san jose, 51. santa rosa, 46 degrees. so low clouds overnight, bit of a breeze as we showed you, right around 25 miles an hour. we have more development up here to our north. no rainfall expected for us. but we will have lots of low clouds and fog and skies becoming partly cloudy. no major heat. in fact, temperatures remain on the cool to mild side not only this weekend, but into next week. here's our forecast model, showing you the overcast tomorrow morning. then into the afternoon hours, skies becoming partly cloudy. lots of greens here. that links up with the 60s for your saturday afternoon. most areas, as you see reflected with the numbers here, warming back up into the 60s. a few low 70s sprinkled on the maps towards st. helena and vacaville.
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livermore, 68 degrees. san jose, 67. santa cruz, 64. san francisco, definitely bundle up there, especially coastside. readings only in the mid to upper 50s. a look ahead at your five-day forecast, and there's not too much change happening over the next few days. the key headline, no 90s, no 80s. warmest locations, only in the lower 70s. mostly cloudy skies into next week. maybe drizzle for the morning hours. keep that in mind for an early morning run. >> this has been one of our better weeks. >> definitely. >> thank you, mark. for the fourth time this year, an endangered species, a penguin hatched at the california academy of sciences. this is video of the 11-day-old african penguin chick. it's bonding with its parents behind the scenes, but will join the colony on exhibit in the coming months. african penguins were classified as endangered species back in 2010. their eggs were considered a delicacy. the academy will announce the chick's gender and its name through social media in the
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next few weeks. why is the contractor at candlestick park using perfectly good drinking water to keep dust under control during demolition? >> plus, google says self- driving cars will be on the streets soon, but despite all the technology, they can't go too fast. >> and back to julie haener in the newsroom. >> coming up, bryan stow is sharing his story of survival with hundreds of students four years after a devastating attack at dodgers stadium. >> survived for a reason. i'm finding my purpose again. >> how he's using his story now to inspire others and keep what happened to him from happening to someone else. >> plus, a big scare on a bus caught on camera. a passenger attacks a driver. we talked to that driver about what happened, plus the witnesses who came to the rescue. these stories and much more are coming up at 6:00.
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. an alert is going out to students at uc berkeley after a hidden camera was discovered in a dormitory bathroom. a staffer discovered a recording device inside a women's rest room last friday. university police say the camera was disguisedded to look like an electrical outlook and that it recorded at least 50 women. no arrests have been made, but police say they have identified a person of interest. he is an alarm technician who no longer works at the university. countless gallons of
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perfectly good drinking water are being used to hose down the candlestick park demolition site. tom vacar reports why crews aren't using recycled water, which is free, unlimited and right nearby. >> reporter: this afternoon folks living on jamestown avenue next to candlestick park partied to celebrate their new community park, decorative median, and view area. >> we are celebrating the first kickoff of the renaissance of candlestick. >> reporter: for the last two months right down the street, the contractor tearing down candlestick park has been suppressing dust with huge amounts of water required by the contract to minimize dust getting into the surrounding community. >> knocking down the old stadium, dust flying everywhere, and they are shooting water down on it to control the dust from spreading. >> reporter: but since the water is fully treated drinking water, that has drawn the ire of some folks here and elsewhere concerned about the drought. that's because not far away an unlimited supply of free recycled water from a sewage treatment plant is available.
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when the community decided against imploding candlestick, that brought in the concept of demolition, but demolition has its own set of rules, especially as relates to suppression of dust with water. >> you can't spray water and have the water be airborne and that's not a permissible use of recycled water. >> reporter: but retired college professor and local resident raymond thompkins says what's really needed is a whole lot more water. he says right now, too much dust is getting into the neighborhoods where asthma and respiratory illnesses are the highest in the city. >> if you drive down here, right in front you'll see all the dirt and dust blowing. it is not something we're making up. >> reporter: thompkins says recycled water that would be further disinfected on site could provide all the safe water necessary and save drinking water as well. for it's part, the contractor, lenar urban says it's obliged to follow the law and will continue to use the potable
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water. tom vacar, fox 2news. in a blog post today, google announced its self- driving cars will hit the streets of mountain view this summer. this is the next step in its road test. the car is small, a two-seater with a black bowler hat on the top that hides the sensors. google says the car can drive, brake and recognize road hazards without human intervention. however, a safety driver will be in the car just in case. >> being in a car without a steering wheel or pedals, it feels different. there are a lot of assumptions that go out the window. that's definitely an exciting thing to try out. >> the car is electric and needs to be recharged every 80 miles. it doesn't have air bags or other safety equipment, so it can only go -- so it can't go more than 25 miles an hour. google has previously tested modified lexus suvs, but this is the first time it's testing its small cars.
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. sentenced to death. jurors today decided the boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev should be executed. tonight, we are hearing from the parents of a bay area boy who was injured in the attack. >> still don't know what to think about it, about what's right or wrong. you get that awful feeling in your gut all over again. good evening, everyone. i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. after 14 and a half hours of deliberation, a jury today decided dzhokhar tsarnaev be executed for the 2013 boston marathon bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260 others. tonight, reaction is mixed. mike mibach is in our newsroom now with more on the sentencing and what the family of an east bay boy injured in that attack had to say. mike? >> reporter: julie, the hern family said they don't really think about the bombing, the
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trial, all because they live here. they don't walk the streets of boston every day. so when the death by injection sentence broke, they weren't expecting to be overcome with emotion, but say they were. the second bomb went off. young aaron hern went down. the 14-year-old from martinez was cheering on his mom that april day and on this day, aaron's mother says she is pleased with dzhokhar tsarnaev being condemned to death. >> i guess my first reaction was kind of good, i'm glad. >> reporter: tsarnaev stood with his hands folded, head slightly bowed, no reaction upon hearing his fate. his lawyers had no comment as they left the courtroom, but they maintain their client was led astray by his dom nearing older brother, tamerlan. >> the defendant was an adult who came to believe in
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