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john alston, abc7 news. >> have you been showing us your pride as they make the playoff run.nse san francisco fan decked out in niners' gear. e-mail your fan photos to you report at kgo-tv.com. you can also shear them with us on facebook or on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >>> if you have a pet you know how strong that bond is. for a 7-year-old girl, the bond lead to a medical first. she recently underwent an operation to deal with a kidney operation. her dog was by her side the entire time. that's because jj is a service dog. she sniffs out trouble protecting her from possible life-threatening allergy attacks. she is also sensitive to anesthesia. doctors say jj acted as an additional monitor. >> the procedure wept -- went great. >> this dog is a miracle to us. >> jj was abandoned five weeks before being rescued and trained. >> you saw in the picture there jj actually running to the kitchen to get her medicine out. >> so cute. >> let's talk about the weather forecast. >> sandhya patel is back. >> i have better news for you. the latest computer models trending wetter for satu
john alston, abc7 news. >> have you been showing us your pride as they make the playoff run.nse san francisco fan decked out in niners' gear. e-mail your fan photos to you report at kgo-tv.com. you can also shear them with us on facebook or on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >>> if you have a pet you know how strong that bond is. for a 7-year-old girl, the bond lead to a medical first. she recently underwent an operation to deal with a kidney operation. her dog was by her side the...
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john alston is live now at the scene with new details. john? >> police, san francisco police and federal police are converging on the scene in front of the chinese consulate. laguna is blocked off here at gear reas they continue their investigation. it happened around 9:30 and we have close up video that shows you the damage on the laguna side. you can see the front door is scorched and the scorching goes up three stories on this building. i spoke to gentleman who was the consul. he says it appears this was a fear bombing, but that has still needed to be determined. we don't know at this point. there was a sign left near the front of the building which said human rights in tibet. it is unknown at this point whether that is cebted to the fire. connected to the fire. certainly a fire near laguna and geary. residents called the fire department and laguna has been blocked off and some residents are not being allowed to get their cars. but a suspicious fire has damaged and scorched the front of the chinese consulate here in san francisco. federal an
john alston is live now at the scene with new details. john? >> police, san francisco police and federal police are converging on the scene in front of the chinese consulate. laguna is blocked off here at gear reas they continue their investigation. it happened around 9:30 and we have close up video that shows you the damage on the laguna side. you can see the front door is scorched and the scorching goes up three stories on this building. i spoke to gentleman who was the consul. he says...
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john alston is live now at the scene with new details. john? >> police, san francisco police and federal police are converging on the scene in front of the chinese consulate. laguna is blocked off here at gear reas they continue their investigation. it happened around 9:30 and we have close up video that shows you the damage on the laguna side. you can see the front door is scorched and the scorching goes up three stories on this building. i spoke to gentleman who was the consul. he says it appears this was a fear bombing, but that has still needed to be determined. we don't know at this point. there was a sign left near the front of the building which said human rights in tibet. it is unknown at this point whether that is cebted to the fire. connected to the fire. certainly a fire near laguna and geary. residents called the fire department and laguna has been blocked off and some residents are not being allowed to get their cars. but a suspicious fire has damaged and scorched the front of the chinese consulate here in san francisco. federal an
john alston is live now at the scene with new details. john? >> police, san francisco police and federal police are converging on the scene in front of the chinese consulate. laguna is blocked off here at gear reas they continue their investigation. it happened around 9:30 and we have close up video that shows you the damage on the laguna side. you can see the front door is scorched and the scorching goes up three stories on this building. i spoke to gentleman who was the consul. he says...
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abc7 news reporter john alston is live. a similar fire there just months ago. >> in may. the fire trucks pulled out of here at 10:00, nearly seven hours after this happened. one worker suffloked critical burns to the -- suffered critical burns to the face and another had minor hand burns. this is not the first time the fire crews had to race. it was quickly a full blown hazmat occurrence. it was strong enough to blowout the window of a third floor lab. that was followed by a fire which set off the sprinkler system. a deputy fire chief says they were working with ether and other chemical. >> both received burns from the fire and explosion. one was critically burned. they were taken to a burn center and the other was -- had minor burns. >> somebody pulled the fire alarm and the building was evacuated. a spokesperson refused to answer any questions. instead releasing a written statement which says we are working with the south san francisco fire department to address the situation with the safety of our employees being our first priority. but this is not the first injury. ju
abc7 news reporter john alston is live. a similar fire there just months ago. >> in may. the fire trucks pulled out of here at 10:00, nearly seven hours after this happened. one worker suffloked critical burns to the -- suffered critical burns to the face and another had minor hand burns. this is not the first time the fire crews had to race. it was quickly a full blown hazmat occurrence. it was strong enough to blowout the window of a third floor lab. that was followed by a fire which...
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john alston, abc7 news. >> tonight another northern california town faces a major water emergency. will it in -- they are down to just 100 days left in terms of a supply of water. they rely of surface water that flows into the reservoir. normally the dirt you see here would be under 40 feet of water. it is that bad. the town is rationing water, 150 gallons per home, per day. >>> the flu killed three more people in the bay area. the total number of cases is now 21. today napa county confirmed its first flu death. a third in sonoma county. h1n1, swine flu, appears to be the predominant strain this season. the best way to protect yourself is by getting a flu shot and washing your hands frequently. the centers for disease control and prevention has information on where you can still get a flu shot. we posted a link at abc7news.com and look under see it on tv. >>> a fire raced through a home and jumped to the house next door. a viewer cap -- captured the video with a cell phone. the firefighters tell us the popping sounds are propane tanks exploding. it appears a portable heater ignited
john alston, abc7 news. >> tonight another northern california town faces a major water emergency. will it in -- they are down to just 100 days left in terms of a supply of water. they rely of surface water that flows into the reservoir. normally the dirt you see here would be under 40 feet of water. it is that bad. the town is rationing water, 150 gallons per home, per day. >>> the flu killed three more people in the bay area. the total number of cases is now 21. today napa...
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john alston, abc7 news. >> tonight another northern california town faces a major water emergency. 100 days left in terms of a supply of water. they rely of surface water that flows into the reservoir. normally the dirt you see here would be under 40 feet of water. it is that bad. the town is rationing water, 150 gallons per home, per day. >>> the flu killed three more people in the bay area. the total number of cases is now 21. today napa county confirmed its first flu death. a third in sonoma county. h1n1, swine flu, appears to be the predominant strain this season. the best way to protect yourself is by getting a flu shot and washing your hands frequently. the centers for disease control and prevention has information on where you can still get a flu shot. we posted a link at abc7news.com and look under see it on tv. >>> a fire raced through a home and jumped to the house next door. a viewer cap -- captured the video with a cell phone. the firefighters tell us the popping sounds are propane tanks exploding. it appears a portable heater ignited propane in one of the tanks. they g
john alston, abc7 news. >> tonight another northern california town faces a major water emergency. 100 days left in terms of a supply of water. they rely of surface water that flows into the reservoir. normally the dirt you see here would be under 40 feet of water. it is that bad. the town is rationing water, 150 gallons per home, per day. >>> the flu killed three more people in the bay area. the total number of cases is now 21. today napa county confirmed its first flu death. a...
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john alston, abc7 news. >> have you been showing us your pride as they make the playoff run. here is an intense san francisco fan decked out in niners' gear. e-mail your fan photos to you report at kgo-tv.com. you can also shear them with us on facebook or on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >>> if you have a pet you know how strong that bond is. for a 7-year-old girl, the bond lead to a medical first. she recently underwent an operation to deal with a kidney operation. her dog was by her side the entire time. that's because jj is a service dog. she sniffs out trouble protecting her from possible life-threatening allergy attacks. she is also sensitive to anesthesia. doctors say jj acted as an additional monitor. >> the procedure wept -- went great. >> this dog is a miracle to us. >> jj was abandoned five weeks before being rescued and trained. >> you saw in the picture there jj actually running to the kitchen to get her medicine out. >> so cute. >> let's talk about the weather forecast. >> sandhya patel is back. >> i have better news for you. the latest computer models trending
john alston, abc7 news. >> have you been showing us your pride as they make the playoff run. here is an intense san francisco fan decked out in niners' gear. e-mail your fan photos to you report at kgo-tv.com. you can also shear them with us on facebook or on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >>> if you have a pet you know how strong that bond is. for a 7-year-old girl, the bond lead to a medical first. she recently underwent an operation to deal with a kidney operation. her dog was...
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john alston is live with the news. . >> the victim was taken to california pacific medical center after the fire department says she was resuscitated. one rescuer was also taken to the hospital as a precaution. but this whole thing would have ended much differently, if not for some brave bystanders. >> it feels good. it feels very good. >> aaron shiansky took off his shoes and jumped joining another bystander who was already in the water. >> he was struggling, having difficulty to hold up himself so that's when i made the decision to go. >> the fire department say she was taking photos when she backed up and tripped over the edge. shiansky was among three people who jumped many in to save her. >> i was able to hold her up then some guys dropped a fish net down that i was able to use to give myself support. >> shiansky was here to watch the sunset with his brother from south carolina who is visiting san francisco for the first time. >> i'm really proud of him. i told him he needs to get in there, he's got medical experie
john alston is live with the news. . >> the victim was taken to california pacific medical center after the fire department says she was resuscitated. one rescuer was also taken to the hospital as a precaution. but this whole thing would have ended much differently, if not for some brave bystanders. >> it feels good. it feels very good. >> aaron shiansky took off his shoes and jumped joining another bystander who was already in the water. >> he was struggling, having...
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abc7 news reporter john alston is live. a similar fire there just months ago. >> in may. the fire trucks pulled out of here at 10:00, nearly seven hours after this happened. one worker suffloked critical burns to the -- suffered critical burns to the face and another had minor hand burns. this is not the first time the fire crews had to race. it was quickly a full blown hazmat occurrence. it was strong enough to blowout the window of a third floor lab. that was followed by a fire which set off the sprinkler system. a deputy fire chief says they were working with ether and other chemical. >> both received burns from the fire and explosion. one was critically burned. they were taken to a burn center and the other was -- had minor burns. >> somebody pulled the fire alarm and the building was evacuated. a spokesperson refused to answer any questions. instead releasing a written statement which says we are working with the south san francisco fire department to address the situation with the safety of our employees being our first priority. but this is not the first injury. ju
abc7 news reporter john alston is live. a similar fire there just months ago. >> in may. the fire trucks pulled out of here at 10:00, nearly seven hours after this happened. one worker suffloked critical burns to the -- suffered critical burns to the face and another had minor hand burns. this is not the first time the fire crews had to race. it was quickly a full blown hazmat occurrence. it was strong enough to blowout the window of a third floor lab. that was followed by a fire which...
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john alston is live now at the scene with new details. john? >> police, san francisco police and federal police are converging on the scene in front of the chinese consulate. laguna is blocked off here at gear reas they continue their investigation. it happened around 9:30 and we have close up video that shows you the damage on the laguna side. you can see the front door is scorched and the scorching goes up three stories on this building. i spoke to gentleman who was the consul. he says it appears this was a fear bombing, but that has still needed to be determined. we don't know at this point. there was a sign left near the front of the building which said human rights in tibet. it is unknown at this point whether that is cebted to the fire. connected to the fire. certainly a fire near laguna and geary. residents called the fire department and laguna has been blocked off and some residents are not being allowed to get their cars. but a suspicious fire has damaged and scorched the front of the chinese consulate here in san francisco. federal an
john alston is live now at the scene with new details. john? >> police, san francisco police and federal police are converging on the scene in front of the chinese consulate. laguna is blocked off here at gear reas they continue their investigation. it happened around 9:30 and we have close up video that shows you the damage on the laguna side. you can see the front door is scorched and the scorching goes up three stories on this building. i spoke to gentleman who was the consul. he says...
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john alston, abc7 news. >> tonight another northern california town faces a major water emergency. 100 days left in terms of a supply of water. they rel of surf of surface watr that flows into the reservoir. normally the dirt you see here would be under 40 feet of water. it is that bad. the town is rationing water, 150 gallons per home, per day. >>> the flu killed three more people in the bay area. the total number of cases is now 21. today napa county confirmed its first flu death. a third in sonoma county. h1n1, swine flu, appears to be the predominant strain this season. the best way to protect yourself is by getting a flu shot and washing your hands frequently. the centers for disease control and prevention has information on where you can still get a flu shot. we posted a link at abc7news.com and look under see it on tv. >>> a fire raced through a home and jumped to the house next door. a viewer cap -- captured the video with a cell phone. the firefighters tell us the popping sounds are propane tanks exploding. it appears a portable heater ignited propane in one of the tanks.
john alston, abc7 news. >> tonight another northern california town faces a major water emergency. 100 days left in terms of a supply of water. they rel of surf of surface watr that flows into the reservoir. normally the dirt you see here would be under 40 feet of water. it is that bad. the town is rationing water, 150 gallons per home, per day. >>> the flu killed three more people in the bay area. the total number of cases is now 21. today napa county confirmed its first flu...
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john alston, abc7 news. >> have you been showing us your pride as they make the playoff run. in niners' gear. e-mail your fan photos to you report at kgo-tv.com. you can also shear them with us on facebook or on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >>> if you have a pet you know how strong that bond is. for a 7-year-old girl, the bond lead to a medical first. she recently underwent an operation to deal with a kidney operation. her dog was by her side the entire time. that's because jj is a service dog. she sniffs out trouble protecting her from possible life-threatening allergy attacks. she is also sensitive to anesthesia. doctors say jj acted as an additional monitor. >> the procedure wept -- went great. >> this dog is a miracle to us. >> jj was abandoned five weeks before being rescued and trained. >> you saw in the picture there jj actually running to the kitchen to get her medicine out. >> so cute. >> let's talk about the weather forecast. >> sandhya patel is back. >> i have better news for you. the latest computer models trending wetter for saturday. we may see some real rain.
john alston, abc7 news. >> have you been showing us your pride as they make the playoff run. in niners' gear. e-mail your fan photos to you report at kgo-tv.com. you can also shear them with us on facebook or on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >>> if you have a pet you know how strong that bond is. for a 7-year-old girl, the bond lead to a medical first. she recently underwent an operation to deal with a kidney operation. her dog was by her side the entire time. that's because jj...
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abc7 news reporter john alston is live. a similar fire there just months ago. >> in may. hours after this happened. one worker suffloked critical burns to the -- suffered critical burns to the face and another had minor hand burns. this is not the first time the fire crews had to race. it was quickly a full blown hazmat occurrence. it was strong enough to blowout the window of a third floor lab. that was followed by wh a fire wh af the sprinkler system. a deputy fire chief says they were working with ether and other chemical. >> both received burns from the fire and explosion. one was critically burned. they were taken to a burn center and the other was -- had minor burns. >> somebody pulled the fire alarm and the building was evacuated. a spokesperson refused to answer any questions. instead releasing a written statement which says we are working with the south san francisco fire department to address the situation with the safety of our employees being our first priority. but this is not the first injury. just last may an employee was hurt during a similar flash fire. c
abc7 news reporter john alston is live. a similar fire there just months ago. >> in may. hours after this happened. one worker suffloked critical burns to the -- suffered critical burns to the face and another had minor hand burns. this is not the first time the fire crews had to race. it was quickly a full blown hazmat occurrence. it was strong enough to blowout the window of a third floor lab. that was followed by wh a fire wh af the sprinkler system. a deputy fire chief says they were...
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let's check in now with john alston. john? >> we're waiting from bart officials and perhaps a board member might be here in light of whachld police are waiting to find out what is going on. heard they're waiting to give a decision on what might be said a written statement handed out which said an officer had been killed in the line of duty. and the gm asking for thoughts and prayers for this officer right now, officials with bart are upstairs gathering thoughts in figuring out what happened in during this tragic incident. >> we're going to take you live shortly where that officer was taken. that tragedy involving this police officer extensively. more in just a moment. >> we know the identity of a man shot to death by two chp officers reports say the 19-year-old was trying to run from officers. the incident began about 2:45. investigators say the bmw suv did not have a plate and turned out to be stolen the chase ended on east 15th street. >> and a police dog helped end a stand off between officers and a man near san jess yeah c
let's check in now with john alston. john? >> we're waiting from bart officials and perhaps a board member might be here in light of whachld police are waiting to find out what is going on. heard they're waiting to give a decision on what might be said a written statement handed out which said an officer had been killed in the line of duty. and the gm asking for thoughts and prayers for this officer right now, officials with bart are upstairs gathering thoughts in figuring out what...
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abc7 news reporter john alston spent the day with fans who mixed food with football. jay -- >> it all looked so promising as the niners were on their scoring drive trying to win the game and then the interception. what was exciting became excruciating as the fans waited for the inevitable. >> pretty disappointed in how the game ended. i don't know why we went for it on that play to go for the end zone. we were driving. it is a rough loss. >> hundreds of fans packed the park at 11th and division to watch the game. tv screens were sprinkled among the food trucks where people normally stop to grab lunch or dinner. when the game ended he went for one of the trucks and perhaps hoping for comfort food. >> does it make you feel better? >> the food, no. there ain't no food that can make me feel better about that loss. >> the crowds left quietly, celebrations on hold until one other time. >> it is all right. next year. it is all right. we will stay positive. >> except this super bowl just won't be the same. in san francisco, john alston, abc7 news. >> mayor ed lee says the cit
abc7 news reporter john alston spent the day with fans who mixed food with football. jay -- >> it all looked so promising as the niners were on their scoring drive trying to win the game and then the interception. what was exciting became excruciating as the fans waited for the inevitable. >> pretty disappointed in how the game ended. i don't know why we went for it on that play to go for the end zone. we were driving. it is a rough loss. >> hundreds of fans packed the park at...
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abc7 news reporter john alston spent the day with fans who mixed food with football. jay -- >> it all looked so promising as the niners were on their scoring drive trying to win the game and then the interception. what was exciting became excruciating as the fans waited for the inevitable. >> pretty disappointed in how the game ended. i don't know why we went for it on that play to go for the end zone. we were driving. it is a rough loss. >> hundreds of fans packed the park at 11th and division to watch the game. tv screens were sprinkled among the food trucks where people normally stop to grab lunch or dinner. when the game ended he went for one of the trucks and perhaps hoping for comfort food. >> does it make you feel better? >> the food, no. there ain't no food that can make me feel better about that loss. >> the crowds left quietly, celebrations on hold until one other time. >> it is all right. next year. it is all right. we will stay positive. >> except this super bowl just won't be the same. in san francisco, john alston, abc7 news. >> mayor ed lee says the cit
abc7 news reporter john alston spent the day with fans who mixed food with football. jay -- >> it all looked so promising as the niners were on their scoring drive trying to win the game and then the interception. what was exciting became excruciating as the fans waited for the inevitable. >> pretty disappointed in how the game ended. i don't know why we went for it on that play to go for the end zone. we were driving. it is a rough loss. >> hundreds of fans packed the park at...
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john alston spoke with neighbors. >> the procession was short and powerful as the body of sergeant tom smith was moved out of eden medical center in castro valley. to collect themselves fellow officers and a chaplain gathered for an i'm impromptu prayer circle. it not only devastated the police community but the san ramon neighborhood where he lived with his wife, kelly who is also a bart police officer. they have a young daughter. >> a phenomenal, phenomenal guy in every sense of the word. a family man. he has a young daughter, wife. both husband and wife are both officers for bart. >> he remembers smith playing with his daughter in front of their home and walking his police dog. shaw saw his neighbor just this morning. >> i heard it on the radio on the way here that a bart police woulds -- got shot today by accident. the first thing i thought about was tom and his wife kelly. they are both bart police officers and i figure they must know what happened. >> then the worst possible news. >> it is with heavy heart i have to announce the tragic loss of the first officer killed in the line
john alston spoke with neighbors. >> the procession was short and powerful as the body of sergeant tom smith was moved out of eden medical center in castro valley. to collect themselves fellow officers and a chaplain gathered for an i'm impromptu prayer circle. it not only devastated the police community but the san ramon neighborhood where he lived with his wife, kelly who is also a bart police officer. they have a young daughter. >> a phenomenal, phenomenal guy in every sense of...
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john alston spoke with neighbors. >> the procession was short and powerful as the body of sergeant tom smith was moved out of eden medical center in castro valley. to collect themselves fellow officers and a chaplain gathered for an i'm impromptu prayer circle. it not only devastated the police community but the san ramon neighborhood where he lived with his wife, kelly who is also a bart police officer. they have a young daughter. >> a phenomenal, phenomenal guy in every sense of the word. a family man. he has a young daughter, wife. both husband and wife are both officers for bart. >> he remembers smith playing with his daughter in front of their home and walking his police dog. shaw saw his neighbor just this morning. >> i heard it on the radio on the way here that a bart police woulds -- got shot today by accident. the first thing i thought about was tom and his wife kelly. they are both bart police officers and i figure they must know what happened. >> then the worst possible news. >> it is with heavy heart i have to announce the tragic loss of the first officer killed in the line
john alston spoke with neighbors. >> the procession was short and powerful as the body of sergeant tom smith was moved out of eden medical center in castro valley. to collect themselves fellow officers and a chaplain gathered for an i'm impromptu prayer circle. it not only devastated the police community but the san ramon neighborhood where he lived with his wife, kelly who is also a bart police officer. they have a young daughter. >> a phenomenal, phenomenal guy in every sense of...
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john alston is live from san francisco with the breaking details. jon? >> three good samaritans saved a woman's life after she fell in the water off of torpedo pier. authorities say the woman in heir 30s, touri from taiwan, was taking pictures, backing up, fell off the pier into the water. she was in the water a short period of time. three people jumped into the water, including a former lifeguard from series who has done a number of water rescues in the ocean on the east coast. he jumped in, grabbed the woman, braced himself under the pier. a net was thrown down and the woman was rescued. we talked to the rescuer's brother. >> the girl fell in the water. they called for help. nobody could swim. >> what too you think of your brother? >> he had a broken heel, broken in ten places, ease been recovering. i'm really proud of him. he has medical experience and saved the girl. he's the man. >> the coast guard got here shortly thereafter, as did the fire department, on their watercraft, and helped perform cpr, reviving the woman, taking her to the hospital. at
john alston is live from san francisco with the breaking details. jon? >> three good samaritans saved a woman's life after she fell in the water off of torpedo pier. authorities say the woman in heir 30s, touri from taiwan, was taking pictures, backing up, fell off the pier into the water. she was in the water a short period of time. three people jumped into the water, including a former lifeguard from series who has done a number of water rescues in the ocean on the east coast. he jumped...
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in berkeley, john alston abc 7 news. >> our lack of rain has prompted a rare winter burn ban. people in sonoma, lake counties cannot burn debris or vegetation. the ban will remain in effect until we get rain. >>> local travelers will soon feel the effects of a big storm bearing down on the northeast right now, the word cancelled started appearing on monitors throughout sfo this evening. airlines have grounded 1700 flights nationwide for tomorrow. that includes nights between sfo and major east coast airports like new york's john f. kennedy, newark liberty, philadelphia and washington dulles as well. spencer christian is tracking that east coast storm on live doppler 7 hd. spencer? >> let's start with a look at the conditions right now, in parts of the upper midwest, you can see earnings of snow in chicago and moving over toward detroit and cleveland. and this big storm is moving toward the northeast. so let's focus in on the chicago area right now, where there's quite a bit of snow widespread. this is the low pressure system triggering the snow in parts of the mississippi vall
in berkeley, john alston abc 7 news. >> our lack of rain has prompted a rare winter burn ban. people in sonoma, lake counties cannot burn debris or vegetation. the ban will remain in effect until we get rain. >>> local travelers will soon feel the effects of a big storm bearing down on the northeast right now, the word cancelled started appearing on monitors throughout sfo this evening. airlines have grounded 1700 flights nationwide for tomorrow. that includes nights between sfo...
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john alston is live with that story. >> marin county is just about surrounded by water, saltwater. none of it is really usable. there was talk of building a desalination plant, but there is nothing in the works as residents are asked to conserve. they have been through droughts before in novato. that's why they rigged up a system to capture and recycle the water you see. once the dirt is refed month that water is used to clean wheels and rims. the nozzles can reduce the amount of spray. and then this latest drought hit. >> when the crisis was coming to a head we had our mechanic come in and fine-tune the system so to speak. marin county has been dependent on rain. just yesterday the water district started draining phoenix lake, one of the reserve reservoirs. a few years ago it explored the option of a desalination plant as a back up water supply. they beat a legal challenge who said the operation would create its own waste. governor brown's declaration of a drought emergency has not kick-started the push for a desalination plant. >> we should be thinking about it and we have to hav
john alston is live with that story. >> marin county is just about surrounded by water, saltwater. none of it is really usable. there was talk of building a desalination plant, but there is nothing in the works as residents are asked to conserve. they have been through droughts before in novato. that's why they rigged up a system to capture and recycle the water you see. once the dirt is refed month that water is used to clean wheels and rims. the nozzles can reduce the amount of spray....
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let's start off our team coverage with john alston, live at a huge niners party. reporter: so far a lot of cheers and a few into boos here at 11th and division in the past few moments san francisco police showed up because there was scuffle between people outside, and now san francisco officers are trying to sort oat what is going -- sort out what is going on. generally everything has been fine here. fans have been lining up here for much of the afternoon. inside the faithful went bonkers after the 49ers' first touchdown. tv sets are set up around the outdoor food court. 1,000 people passed through, paying five bucks a ahead to get in. there are nine trucks inside here. a few less than the usual lunchtime contingent. so they would have more room for people to patch the game. >> this is the 49er fans, sports kind of fan, and it's very -- there's families and dogs and it's a vary -- not rowdy but a their energetic crowd. different than lunch. very great feeling. >> it's good to be surrounded by people who understand the game so they can walk me through it. i've been
let's start off our team coverage with john alston, live at a huge niners party. reporter: so far a lot of cheers and a few into boos here at 11th and division in the past few moments san francisco police showed up because there was scuffle between people outside, and now san francisco officers are trying to sort oat what is going -- sort out what is going on. generally everything has been fine here. fans have been lining up here for much of the afternoon. inside the faithful went bonkers after...
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john alston is live with that story. >> marin county is just about surrounded by water, saltwater. none of it is really usable. there was talk of building a desalination plant, but there is nothing in the works as residents are asked to conserve. they have been through droughts before in novato. that's why they rigged up a system to capture and recycle the water you see. once the dirt is refed month that water is used to clean wheels and rims. the nozzles can reduce the amount of spray. and then this latest drought hit. >> when the crisis was coming to a head we had our mechanic come in and fine-tune the system so to speak. marin county has been dependent on rain. just yesterday the water district started draining phoenix lake, one of the reserve reservoirs. a few years ago it explored the option of a desalination plant as a back up water supply. they beat a legal challenge who said the operation would create its own waste. governor brown's declaration of a drought emergency has not kick-started the push for a desalination plant. >> we should be thinking about it and we have to hav
john alston is live with that story. >> marin county is just about surrounded by water, saltwater. none of it is really usable. there was talk of building a desalination plant, but there is nothing in the works as residents are asked to conserve. they have been through droughts before in novato. that's why they rigged up a system to capture and recycle the water you see. once the dirt is refed month that water is used to clean wheels and rims. the nozzles can reduce the amount of spray....
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let's check in now with john alston. john?> we're waiting from bart officials and perhaps a board member might be here in light of whachld police are waiting to find out what is going
let's check in now with john alston. john?> we're waiting from bart officials and perhaps a board member might be here in light of whachld police are waiting to find out what is going
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in berkeley, john alston abc 7 news. >> our lack of rain has prompted a rare winter burn ban. people in sonoma, lake counties cannot burn debris or vegetation. the ban will remain in effect until we get rain. >>> local travelers will soon feel the effects of a big storm bearing down on the northeast right now, the word cancelled started appearing on monitors throughout sfo this evening. airlines have grounded 1700 flights nationwide for tomorrow. that includes nights between sfo and major east coast airports like new york's john f. kennedy, newark liberty, philadelphia and washington dulles as well. spencer christian is tracking that east coast storm on live doppler 7 hd. spencer? >> let's start with a look at the conditions right now, in parts of the upper midwest, you can see earnings of snow in chicago and moving over toward detroit and cleveland. and this big storm is moving toward the northeast. so let's focus in on the chicago area right now, where there's quite a bit of snow widespread. this is the low pressure system triggering the snow in parts of the mississippi vall
in berkeley, john alston abc 7 news. >> our lack of rain has prompted a rare winter burn ban. people in sonoma, lake counties cannot burn debris or vegetation. the ban will remain in effect until we get rain. >>> local travelers will soon feel the effects of a big storm bearing down on the northeast right now, the word cancelled started appearing on monitors throughout sfo this evening. airlines have grounded 1700 flights nationwide for tomorrow. that includes nights between sfo...
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john alston spoke with neighbors. >> the procession was short and powerful as the body of sergeant tom smith was moved out of eden medical center in castro valley. to collect themselves fellow officers and a chaplain gathered for an i'm impromptu prayer circle. it not only devastated the police community but the san ramon neighborhood where he lived with his wife, kelly who is also a bart police officer. they have a young daughter. >> a phenomenal, phenomenal guy in every sense of the word. a family man. he has a young daughter, wife. bart.usband and wife are both e >> he remembers smith playing with his daughter in front of their home and walking his police dog. shaw saw his neighbor just this morning. >> i heard it on the radio on the way here that a bart police woulds -- got shot today by accident. the first thing i thought about was tom and his wife kelly. they are both bart police officers and i figure they must know what happened. >> then the worst possible news. >> it is with heavy heart i have to announce the tragic loss of the first officer killed in the line of duty in the hi
john alston spoke with neighbors. >> the procession was short and powerful as the body of sergeant tom smith was moved out of eden medical center in castro valley. to collect themselves fellow officers and a chaplain gathered for an i'm impromptu prayer circle. it not only devastated the police community but the san ramon neighborhood where he lived with his wife, kelly who is also a bart police officer. they have a young daughter. >> a phenomenal, phenomenal guy in every sense of...
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in berkeley, john alston abc 7 news. >> our lack of rain has prompted a rare winter burn ban.in sonoma, lake counties cannot burn debris or vegetation. the ban will remain in effect until we get rain. >>> local travelers will soon feel the effects of a big storm bearing down on the northeast right now, the word cancelled started appearing on monitors throughout sfo this evening. airlines have grounded 1700 flights nationwide for tomorrow. that includes nights between sfo and major east coast airports like new york's john f. kennedy, newark liberty, philadelphia and washington dulles as well. spencer christian is tracking that east coast storm on live doppler 7 hd. spencer? >> let's start with a look at the conditions right now, in parts of the upper midwest, you can see earnings of snow in chicago and moving over toward detroit and d thiseveland. and this big storm is moving toward the northeast. so let's focus in on the chicago area right now, where there's quite a of bit of snow widespre. this is the low pressure system triggering the snow in parts of the mississippi valley
in berkeley, john alston abc 7 news. >> our lack of rain has prompted a rare winter burn ban.in sonoma, lake counties cannot burn debris or vegetation. the ban will remain in effect until we get rain. >>> local travelers will soon feel the effects of a big storm bearing down on the northeast right now, the word cancelled started appearing on monitors throughout sfo this evening. airlines have grounded 1700 flights nationwide for tomorrow. that includes nights between sfo and...
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that is where john alston is right now. john? >> this is an active situation.ucks still here, they work on this building and try to make sure it's safe to open up again, two employees are in the hospital about 100 had to be evacuated. about 3:30, there was an explosion and a fire this a third floor lab at this biotechnology company. there was a fire and explosion, then, more than a dozen fire trucks showed up here. one employe suffered burns to the face. a second had minor burns to the hands. >> fire was contained to the area of origin. chemicals are still inside of the room. there is no danger to the public. explosion did blow out windows in the lab. >> this is not the first time they have been to this location there was a flash fire back in may, injuring one um plowy. because of that, cal osha officials as well as san mateo county district attorney have investigators here looking at the situation to see if there is a problem here and
that is where john alston is right now. john? >> this is an active situation.ucks still here, they work on this building and try to make sure it's safe to open up again, two employees are in the hospital about 100 had to be evacuated. about 3:30, there was an explosion and a fire this a third floor lab at this biotechnology company. there was a fire and explosion, then, more than a dozen fire trucks showed up here. one employe suffered burns to the face. a second had minor burns to the...
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that is where john alston is right now. john? >> this is an active situation. quite a number of trucks still here, they work on this building and try to make sure it's safe to open up again, two employees are in the hospital about 100 had to be evacuated. about 3:30, there was an explosion and a fire this a third floor lab at this biotechnology company. there was a fire and explosion, then, more than a dozen fire trucks showed up here. one employe suffered burns to the face. a second had minor burns to the hands. >> fire was contained to the area of origin. chemicals are still inside of the room. there is no danger to the public. explosion did blow out windows in the lab. >> this is not the first time they have been to this location there was a flash fire back in may, injuring one um plowy. because of that, cal osha officials as well as san mateo county district attorney have investigators here looking at the situation to see if there is a problem here and to see if recommendations had to be made >> a transgender teenager in the east bay struggles at school are
that is where john alston is right now. john? >> this is an active situation. quite a number of trucks still here, they work on this building and try to make sure it's safe to open up again, two employees are in the hospital about 100 had to be evacuated. about 3:30, there was an explosion and a fire this a third floor lab at this biotechnology company. there was a fire and explosion, then, more than a dozen fire trucks showed up here. one employe suffered burns to the face. a second had...
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john alston is live with that story. >> marin county is just about surrounded by water, saltwater. none of it is really usable. there was talk of building a desalination plant, but there is nothing in the works as residents are asked to conserve. they have been through droughts before in novato. that's why they rigged up a system to capture and recycle the water you see. once the dirt is refed month that water is used to and rims. wheels and rims. the nozzles can reduce the amount of spray. and then this latest drought hit. >> when the crisis was coming to a head we had our mechanic come in and fine-tune the system so to speak. marin county has been dependent on rain. just yesterday the water district started draining phoenix lake, one of the reserve reservoirs. a few years ago it explored the option of a desalination plant as a back up water supply. they beat a legal challenge who said the operation would create its own waste. governor brown's declaration of a drought emergency has not kick-started the push for a desalination plant. >> we should be thinking have to it and we have
john alston is live with that story. >> marin county is just about surrounded by water, saltwater. none of it is really usable. there was talk of building a desalination plant, but there is nothing in the works as residents are asked to conserve. they have been through droughts before in novato. that's why they rigged up a system to capture and recycle the water you see. once the dirt is refed month that water is used to and rims. wheels and rims. the nozzles can reduce the amount of...
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four people were pulled from the ago.in a water rescue an hour john alston is live from san franciscohe breaking details. jon? >> three good samaritans saved a woman's life after she fell in the water off of torpedo pier. authorities say the woman in heir 30s, touri from taiwan, was taking pictures, backing up, fell off the pier into the water. she was in the water a short period of time. three people jumped into the water, including a former lifeguard from series who has done a number of water rescues in the ocean on the east coast. he jumped in, grabbed the woman, braced himself under the pier. a net was thrown down and the woman was rescued. we talked to the rescuer's brother. >> the girl fell in the water. they called for help. nobody could swim. >> what too you think of your brother? >> he had a broken heel, broken in ten places, ease been recovering. i'm really proud of him. he has medical
four people were pulled from the ago.in a water rescue an hour john alston is live from san franciscohe breaking details. jon? >> three good samaritans saved a woman's life after she fell in the water off of torpedo pier. authorities say the woman in heir 30s, touri from taiwan, was taking pictures, backing up, fell off the pier into the water. she was in the water a short period of time. three people jumped into the water, including a former lifeguard from series who has done a number of...
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let's start off our team coverage with john alston, live at a huge niners party.rs and a few into boos here at 11th and division in the past few moments san francisco police showed up because there was scuffle between people outside, and now san francisco officers are trying to sort oat what is going -- sort out what is going on. generally everything has been fine here. fans have been lining up here for much of the afternoon. inside the faithful went bonkers after the 49ers' first touchdown. tv sets are set up around the outdoor food court. 1,000 people passed through, paying five bucks a ahead to get in. there are nine trucks inside here. a few less than the usual lunchtime contingent. so they would have more room for people to patch the game. >> this is the 49er fans, sports kind of fan, and it's very -- there's families and dogs and it's a vary -- not
let's start off our team coverage with john alston, live at a huge niners party.rs and a few into boos here at 11th and division in the past few moments san francisco police showed up because there was scuffle between people outside, and now san francisco officers are trying to sort oat what is going -- sort out what is going on. generally everything has been fine here. fans have been lining up here for much of the afternoon. inside the faithful went bonkers after the 49ers' first touchdown. tv...
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in san francisco, john alston, abc7 news. >>> this morning a man is in serious condition after a shooting in vallejo. it happened near santa clara and capital streets around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. police found an unconscious man with a single gunshot wound. he was found behind the wheel of a black nissan maxima crashed into a parked car and a street sign. he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. >>> friends and family are mourning a teenager killed in a light rail crash in san jose. police are still trying to figure out just how it happened. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has the latest. ♪ >> she was an amazing person. whenever she went into a room, the room would light up. >> she was danica garcia, and danica loved to sing. ♪ >> the 14-year-old was going to sing this song in front of the entire school at a rally. instead, there was a moment of silence in her honor. danica was riding her bike to delmar high school at 7:30 friday morning. she was crossing the vta light rail tracks when the horrible crash happened. >> one of the arms from the train wasn't going down so
in san francisco, john alston, abc7 news. >>> this morning a man is in serious condition after a shooting in vallejo. it happened near santa clara and capital streets around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. police found an unconscious man with a single gunshot wound. he was found behind the wheel of a black nissan maxima crashed into a parked car and a street sign. he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. >>> friends and family are mourning a teenager killed in a light...
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in san francisco, john alston, abc7 news. >>> this morning a man is in serious condition after a shooting in vallejo. it happened near santa clara and capital streets around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. police found an unconscious man with a single gunshot wound. he was found behind the wheel of a black nissan maxima crashed into a parked car and a street sign. >>> friends and family are mourning a teenager killed in a light rail crash in san jose. police are still trying to figure out just how it happened. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has the latest. ♪ >> she was an amazing person. whenever she went into a room, the room would light up. >> she was danica garcia, and danica loved to sing. ♪ >> the 14-year-old was going to sing this song in front of the entire school at a rally. instead, there was a moment of silence in her honor. danica was riding her bike to delmar high school at 7:30 friday morning. she was crossing the vta light rail tracks when the horrible s crash happened. >> one of the arms from the train wasn't going down so she was riding her bike and then all of a sudden s
in san francisco, john alston, abc7 news. >>> this morning a man is in serious condition after a shooting in vallejo. it happened near santa clara and capital streets around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. police found an unconscious man with a single gunshot wound. he was found behind the wheel of a black nissan maxima crashed into a parked car and a street sign. >>> friends and family are mourning a teenager killed in a light rail crash in san jose. police are still trying to...
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in marin county, john alston, abc7 news. >> we learned the name of a teenage bicyclist who was hit andht rail train yesterday. 14-year-old danica tyler garcia was rushed to the hospital but died from her injury. it was at stoke street and southwest expressway. there were about 40 people were on the train, but none of them were hurt. >>> in san francisco, police say a driver for the on-demand car service, lyft, struck a person yesterday afternoon. the woman suffered a leg injury. the driver stopped and is cooperating with police. >> we sometimes use the phrase too much, but three people really are lucky to be alive after a plane crashed on takeoff and slammed into another plane on the ground at san jose's reid-hillview airport. a single engine plane was taking off when it suddenly lost engine power, the pilot lost control and it crashed into another plane waiting on the taxiway waiting to take off. the three people were not injured. >>> a san francisco man looking for his stolen bike discovered what he believes to be a chop shop. that's where thieves break down bikes and sell the parts.
in marin county, john alston, abc7 news. >> we learned the name of a teenage bicyclist who was hit andht rail train yesterday. 14-year-old danica tyler garcia was rushed to the hospital but died from her injury. it was at stoke street and southwest expressway. there were about 40 people were on the train, but none of them were hurt. >>> in san francisco, police say a driver for the on-demand car service, lyft, struck a person yesterday afternoon. the woman suffered a leg injury....
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in san francisco, john alston, abc7 news. >>> this morning a man is in serious condition after a shooting in vallejo. it happened near santa clara and capital streets around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. police found an unconscious man with a single gunshot wound. he was found behind the wheel of this black nissan maxima crashed into a parked consider and a street sign. he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. >>> tonight friends and flame are mourning a teenager killed in a light rail crash in san jose. police are still trying to figure out just how it happened. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has the latest. ♪ >> she was an amazing person. whenever she went into a room, the room would light up. >> she was danica garcia, and danica loved to sing. ♪ >> the 14-year-old was going to sing this song in front of the entire school at a rally. instead, there was a moment of silence in her honor. danica was riding her bike to delmar high school at 7:30 friday morning. she was crossing the vta light rail tracks when the horrible crash happened. >> one of the arms from the train wasn't
in san francisco, john alston, abc7 news. >>> this morning a man is in serious condition after a shooting in vallejo. it happened near santa clara and capital streets around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. police found an unconscious man with a single gunshot wound. he was found behind the wheel of this black nissan maxima crashed into a parked consider and a street sign. he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. >>> tonight friends and flame are mourning a teenager killed...
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in marin county, john alston, abc7 news. >> it's 8:04 now. >> we learned the name of a teenage bicyclistho was hit and killed by a light rail train yesterday. 14-year-old danica tyler garcia was rushed to the hospital but died from her injury. ski 7hd shows us where the accident happened at stoke street and southwest expressway. there were about 40 people were on the train, but none of them were hurt. >>> in san francisco, police say a driver for the on-demand car service, lyft, struck a person yesterday afternoon. the woman suffered a leg injury. she was taken taken to the hospital. the driver stopped and is cooperating with police. >> three people are lucky to be alive after a plane crashed on takeoff and slammed into another plane on the ground at san jose's reid-hillview airport. a single engine plane was taking off when it suddenly lost engine power, the pilot lost control and it crashed into another plane waiting on the taxiway waiting to take off. the three people were not injured. >>> a san francisco man looking for his stolen bike discovered what he believes to be a chop shop. t
in marin county, john alston, abc7 news. >> it's 8:04 now. >> we learned the name of a teenage bicyclistho was hit and killed by a light rail train yesterday. 14-year-old danica tyler garcia was rushed to the hospital but died from her injury. ski 7hd shows us where the accident happened at stoke street and southwest expressway. there were about 40 people were on the train, but none of them were hurt. >>> in san francisco, police say a driver for the on-demand car service,...