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abc7's terry mcsweeney is live at the hotel. this was a nightmare for the evening commute, terry. >> this began yesterday morning. now you have a fire truck with the ladder leading up to the roof. police having access, good viewing vantage point to the gunman who is holed up out here at the extended stay hotel. but the threat to public safety have been minimized in a very unique way. take a look at how the san rafael police figure this out. they bring in a crane carrying about a 6-x-8 foot sheet of metal and they lower it in front of the window where the gunman has been holed up since yesterday morning. he has a gun. he has used that gun. police are figuring that the one-inch thick piece of steel is going to prevent him from shooting out and threatening anybody on 580. that is why the more than one-mile stretch of 580 closed yesterday and caused a massive traffic jam is reopened now. now look at the suspect. they're not giving out his name. but they say he is wanted for shoplifting and assault sunday. he shoplifted food and liquo
abc7's terry mcsweeney is live at the hotel. this was a nightmare for the evening commute, terry. >> this began yesterday morning. now you have a fire truck with the ladder leading up to the roof. police having access, good viewing vantage point to the gunman who is holed up out here at the extended stay hotel. but the threat to public safety have been minimized in a very unique way. take a look at how the san rafael police figure this out. they bring in a crane carrying about a 6-x-8...
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terry mcsweeney joins us from san jose. this has become rather controversial. >> its surprise. it sound like a good idea, lowering the speed limit because of a safety issue for children. the city of san jose can't even afford it and even if they approved it they can't deliver. >> they are on their way to trace elementary school one of three in san jose along with hoover and lincoln high school that has 15 mile-an-hour speed limit. >> yes. >> he can tell you firsthand, it hasn't lowered his anxiety. do you feel safe? >> no. >> it allows to lower speed limits near could schools and requires traffic studies for san jose could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. they say san jose up against $115 million shortfall doesn't have money for the studies or for the officers needed to enforce the legislator limit at every school in the city. dozens have been laid off. >> sometimes we do things in the way that makes us feel good but if we can't enforce it it sends the wrong message. >> they say they there is a way around that the expenditure for the studies and san francisco has figured
terry mcsweeney joins us from san jose. this has become rather controversial. >> its surprise. it sound like a good idea, lowering the speed limit because of a safety issue for children. the city of san jose can't even afford it and even if they approved it they can't deliver. >> they are on their way to trace elementary school one of three in san jose along with hoover and lincoln high school that has 15 mile-an-hour speed limit. >> yes. >> he can tell you firsthand, it...
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live in san rafael, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you. the standoff caused countless traffic headaches in the north bay and even beyond last night. cars inched along for hours after the c.h.p. closed more than a mile of 580. and began diverting westbound traffic off the bridge at sir francis drake boulevard. it was a frustrating day for the people stranded in the congestion. >> friends were stuck. they were trying to get to san rafael. they had only gone one mile in an hour so we forgot classes. getting home took me two hours. >> i understand the situation. >> they were sitting on the roadway so long they ran out of gas. officials say there was at least one incident of road rage. now 580 reopened but surface streets around the standoff scene in san rafael remain closed. let's get the effect now. sue hall is in the traffic center. >> thank you very much, eric. so far, so good in the san rafael area. big thing is that the 580 freeway is open now in both directions between the area of sir pran analysis drake boulevard. the surface street in
live in san rafael, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you. the standoff caused countless traffic headaches in the north bay and even beyond last night. cars inched along for hours after the c.h.p. closed more than a mile of 580. and began diverting westbound traffic off the bridge at sir francis drake boulevard. it was a frustrating day for the people stranded in the congestion. >> friends were stuck. they were trying to get to san rafael. they had only gone one mile in an hour...
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live in san rafael, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> all right, terry. thank you. >>> 6:04 now. other top story of the morning, the coast guard continues to comb the waters near treasure island this morning. looking for signs of a missing canoer. he was one of three people on board a canoe that capsized around 6:00 last night and he hasn't been seen since. abc7's amy hollyfield is live at yerba buena island, with some new information. amy? >> eric, i just spoke with an official who said they are gearing up for a launch at 6:30 of their helicopter. right now, they still do have some boats out there on the water. whether permitting if the helicopter can go up -- weather permitting if the helicopter can go up. it will give them huge advantage. they have boats out there with the officers looking for any sipe of the man. the canoe capsized at 6:15 last night near treasure island. there were three people on board. two made it to shore. this man stayed back trying to get the personal items. the friends went home, changed their clothes, and then realized that he never made it back to th
live in san rafael, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> all right, terry. thank you. >>> 6:04 now. other top story of the morning, the coast guard continues to comb the waters near treasure island this morning. looking for signs of a missing canoer. he was one of three people on board a canoe that capsized around 6:00 last night and he hasn't been seen since. abc7's amy hollyfield is live at yerba buena island, with some new information. amy? >> eric, i just spoke with an...
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terry mcsweeney joins us live from the fruitvale bart station. terry? >> reporter: the price of gold around $1800 an ounce and enough to have the oakland police issuing a warning to women. around the fruitvale bart station and lake merritt bart station to keep your eyes open and your jewelry hidden. take a look. the crimes have been going on for 19 days. men in the late teens and early 20s, have done it dozens of time over that period of time. the thooes don't care it's daylight. they occur between 4:00 and #:00 p.m. they don't care about the crowds. these are happening in main commute hours. >> they are distracted by the cell phone or electronic devices and they snatch the gold chains off their necks and run away. >> i probably won't wear my jewelry knowing that. just leave jewelry at home. >> police say so far there have been no injuries but they point out as the thieves get comfortable with the crime, more successful with the crime, there tends to be more violence. they're trying to prevent this so they are saying to women, especially again, fruitval
terry mcsweeney joins us live from the fruitvale bart station. terry? >> reporter: the price of gold around $1800 an ounce and enough to have the oakland police issuing a warning to women. around the fruitvale bart station and lake merritt bart station to keep your eyes open and your jewelry hidden. take a look. the crimes have been going on for 19 days. men in the late teens and early 20s, have done it dozens of time over that period of time. the thooes don't care it's daylight. they...
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terry mcsweeney is live in san jose with more. that leaves another 20 some odd firefighters, what is going to happen to them? we apologize for the technical difficulties. 22 firefighters go back to work today and rest will come back to work later thanks to a federal grant. >> san francisco police will do less watching and more arresting for the next bart protest. amy hollyfield live. why the change in tactics? >> reporter: bart riders are really frustrated and police say they have rights, too. the protests have been happening during the evening commute on monday night an causing a lot of hassles for the bart riders. forced the closure of some stations. police did move in on this last monday and made some arrests but it wasn't until about four hours into the demonstration. they promised this monday they are going act a little more quickly is welcome news for most bart riders. >>> they are inconveniencing us the passengers. you are not inconveniencing -- to me go to the bart administration office and protest but not the service. >>>
terry mcsweeney is live in san jose with more. that leaves another 20 some odd firefighters, what is going to happen to them? we apologize for the technical difficulties. 22 firefighters go back to work today and rest will come back to work later thanks to a federal grant. >> san francisco police will do less watching and more arresting for the next bart protest. amy hollyfield live. why the change in tactics? >> reporter: bart riders are really frustrated and police say they have...
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. >> i'm terry mcsweeney, live in oakland. the price of gold going up and so is crime in two oakland neighborhoods. the warnings to women. watch out for the jewelry you are wearing on your body. i'll have a live report. >> santa clara police announce an arrest in a 32-year-old murder case. >> good morning. live look from mount tamalpais. the clouds out there and the winds have flown in. a new air mass will be cooler the next couple of days. i'll talk about that and drizzle. >> good morning. i'm sue hall and we have sig-alert for the westbound caldecott tunnel. i'll tell you what is going on there for the next couple of minutes. >> all of that ahead, 6:01 on friday morning. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. the wild ride on wall street sparked a warping for people on main street. the record rise for price of gold is leading to bold strong arm robbery in the east bay. terry mcsweeney joins us live from the fruitvale bart station where police have a blunt new warning to women. terry? >> lake merritt as well. men coming up to t
. >> i'm terry mcsweeney, live in oakland. the price of gold going up and so is crime in two oakland neighborhoods. the warnings to women. watch out for the jewelry you are wearing on your body. i'll have a live report. >> santa clara police announce an arrest in a 32-year-old murder case. >> good morning. live look from mount tamalpais. the clouds out there and the winds have flown in. a new air mass will be cooler the next couple of days. i'll talk about that and drizzle....
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terry mcsweeney is live at trace elementary in san jose. has the lowest speed limit, right? >> reporter: that's right it's one of three schools with a speed limit near the school when children are present of 15 miles an hour, not 25 but there is a move to make the law of land throughout the city, not everybody likes that plan. take a look at video, a councilman is sponsoring this plan and a 2008 state law allows speed limits 15 miles an hour within a 1,000 feet of school. 15 miles per hour has been the speed limit for a year here but according to the councilman, a lot of people like it. but there are problems, one is money. in order to do this you are required to have engineering and traffic studies that would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars here in san jose they don't have the money. they have been laying off firefighters and police officers but he says san francisco has found around that requirement and has imposed the law itself. problem number two, some people say there is nothing wrong with 25 mile-an-hour limit as long as it's e
terry mcsweeney is live at trace elementary in san jose. has the lowest speed limit, right? >> reporter: that's right it's one of three schools with a speed limit near the school when children are present of 15 miles an hour, not 25 but there is a move to make the law of land throughout the city, not everybody likes that plan. take a look at video, a councilman is sponsoring this plan and a 2008 state law allows speed limits 15 miles an hour within a 1,000 feet of school. 15 miles per...
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>>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san jose where city councilman wants to lower the speed limit near schools from 25 down to 15 but some are saying not so fast and the opposition could run over the plan. >> also in the headlines, a new boss for bart. the embattled transit agency is expected to hire a new general manager today. >> good news for an teen that was kidnapped this morning. >> clouds this morning and cool breeze is taking away those clouds but we do have heat on the way. >>> good morning, sue hall, abc7 traffic center. live look at the macarthur maze and first reports of an accident 80 toward 880. i'll have more coming up. >>> good wednesday morning. thank you for joining us, i'm acre a acre. >> and i'm kristen sze. >> the bay area's largest city will designed change to make it safer for kids. terry mcsweeney is live around trace elementary and some are really opposed to the idea. >> on paper it sounds so simple. one of our morning views stopped by to see if he really understood how much it would cost to change the speed limit around here. he says what drivers are doing, he lives d
>>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san jose where city councilman wants to lower the speed limit near schools from 25 down to 15 but some are saying not so fast and the opposition could run over the plan. >> also in the headlines, a new boss for bart. the embattled transit agency is expected to hire a new general manager today. >> good news for an teen that was kidnapped this morning. >> clouds this morning and cool breeze is taking away those clouds but we do have heat...
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terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> thank you. 6:04 now. teenager stabbed in the parking lot of a downtown san jose mcdonald's is now suing the restaurant's owners. 17-year-old jonathan paridies was attacked in the mcdonald's parking lot walking home from a downtown music event on june 9. attorney for family tells the media partner "mercury news" the lawsuit claims that mcdonald's was partially liable because they failed to have security or adequate staffing at a time when the restaurant knew large crowds would be gathering in the parking lot. total of five teens were stabbed in the june 9 attack. the restaurant owner declined to comment on the suit. >>> sonoma may consider banning pit bulls altogether. the city council woman joanne sanders will introduce the issue before the council to ban pit bulls and other aggressive breeds in the city. she said she is motivated by last week's attack in pacifica that killed a pregnant woman. they have a law requiring spaying and neutering of certain breeds, as well as registration and insurance requirem
terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> thank you. 6:04 now. teenager stabbed in the parking lot of a downtown san jose mcdonald's is now suing the restaurant's owners. 17-year-old jonathan paridies was attacked in the mcdonald's parking lot walking home from a downtown music event on june 9. attorney for family tells the media partner "mercury news" the lawsuit claims that mcdonald's was partially liable because they failed to have security or adequate staffing at a time when the...
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. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at the marine mammal center in marin. they are celebrating a milestone today. the 10,000th sea lion treated at the facility is being released. they have gone so far to give at it name and it's being called "milestone." what else? the story after the break. >>> also ahead, california rolls out plot call heavy hitter to convince congress to come back to break is log >>> two rescued sea lions are being prepared to be released from the marine mammal center in marin county. it's extraordinary for the milestone it marks. abc7's terry mcsweeney joins us live with a great story and amazing history. >> it's a milestone here. this is the 10,000th sea lion treated at the failsity -- facility. they gave the sea lion the name milestone. what else? but this is the reminder of the work still to come. milestone the sea lion celebrated today's milestone by cooperating with the marine mammal center staff members as they guided him to the last confinement he will hopefully ever have to experience. >> received the blood work back. all is
. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at the marine mammal center in marin. they are celebrating a milestone today. the 10,000th sea lion treated at the facility is being released. they have gone so far to give at it name and it's being called "milestone." what else? the story after the break. >>> also ahead, california rolls out plot call heavy hitter to convince congress to come back to break is log >>> two rescued sea lions are being prepared to be released from...
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. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney live at brand-new apple store. the man that brought you the iphone has stepped down at ceo of apple, steve jobs is gone. here come the questions, what about his health? what about the company? what about the future? we'll have a live report. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco, convicted criminal barry bonds could get that conviction against him tossed out today. former giants' star has an important hearing. >> waiting you outside, clouds and drizzle this morning. by the afternoon hours, cooling trend continues. till you when it gets warm again. >> good morning, i'm sue hall. we've got two accidents, kind of major, one in albany and another on freeway in daly city. details coming up. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >>> today, tim cook era begins at apple. steve jobs resigned yesterday in the wake of continued health problems. terry mcsweeney is live at the new apple store and everybody is wondering what it will mean for the direction of apple. >> yeah, steve jobs built apple into th
. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney live at brand-new apple store. the man that brought you the iphone has stepped down at ceo of apple, steve jobs is gone. here come the questions, what about his health? what about the company? what about the future? we'll have a live report. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco, convicted criminal barry bonds could get that conviction against him tossed out today. former giants' star has an important hearing. >> waiting you outside,...
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terry mcsweeney is live in berkeley. the most important reaction will be on wall street. >> reporter: wall street, we'll find out what they are thinking in half an hour. overnight trading, stock down about 5%. most of the speculation why he is stepping down centers around his medical condition. he is a cancer survivor. he had a liver transplant in 2009. he says in his resignation letter he has always said when the time came, he couldn't fulfill the duties of ceo he would step down. then he goes on to say, quote, unfortunately that day has come. that is why there is speculation about his health. take a look at the man that made apple what it is today. number one tech company in the world. a man called a modern day thomas edison and greatest leader the tech industry has ever known. has been a health issue but we'll find out that later. the new boss is the former chief operating officer for apple, man who took over as ceo during a leave of absence by jobs. new chief is tim cook. what will apple look like with cook in. >> co
terry mcsweeney is live in berkeley. the most important reaction will be on wall street. >> reporter: wall street, we'll find out what they are thinking in half an hour. overnight trading, stock down about 5%. most of the speculation why he is stepping down centers around his medical condition. he is a cancer survivor. he had a liver transplant in 2009. he says in his resignation letter he has always said when the time came, he couldn't fulfill the duties of ceo he would step down. then...
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>>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in daly city where police continue to investigate the stabbings of four people early this morning. new development they now know where stabbings did not happen. >> also in the headlines, a violent night in oakland after three shootings leave one person dead. >> another bart protest, 45 arrested and we may have this happen again next week. >> and clear skies in downtown san francisco. warmer weather is on the way. we do have dense fog along the coast to talk about first. >> good morning. we're following a crash in the maze involving a car that slammed into the barrels on westbound 580. i'll have the details coming up. >> thanks a lot for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. >> we begin with developing news we've been following all morning in daly city. that is where police are looking for the attackers who stabbed four people early today. the problem is, they're not sure they know where it happened. terry mcsweeney is live outside serra bowl with the latest. they now know where it didn't happen? >> reporter: this is where it didn't happen behin
>>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in daly city where police continue to investigate the stabbings of four people early this morning. new development they now know where stabbings did not happen. >> also in the headlines, a violent night in oakland after three shootings leave one person dead. >> another bart protest, 45 arrested and we may have this happen again next week. >> and clear skies in downtown san francisco. warmer weather is on the way. we do have dense fog along...
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. >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroom. in about 90 minutes from right now, we'll get the results of the san bruno pipeline explosion and the results are critically important to the dozens of families suing pg&e for the disaster. story will be coming up. >> good morning. weather-wise, cooler inland and again tomorrow but a huge warming trend for the holiday weekend. >> i'm sue hall in traffic central. this is a live shot of the toll plaza, going to cupertino with a major thoroughfare shut down for your commute. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. >> they are looking for a link to two shootings. in the first case an suv was fired into that crashed into gas meter. second case a woman says she was shot on interstate 80. amy? >> reporter: the story is violent and very strange. police aren't sure what to make of it. check out how violent. look how many bullet holes hit this suv. police counted at least 50 shots were fired. driver was hit crashed the car hitting a propane tank. now with ga
. >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroom. in about 90 minutes from right now, we'll get the results of the san bruno pipeline explosion and the results are critically important to the dozens of families suing pg&e for the disaster. story will be coming up. >> good morning. weather-wise, cooler inland and again tomorrow but a huge warming trend for the holiday weekend. >> i'm sue hall in traffic central. this is a live shot of the toll plaza, going to cupertino...
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. >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live on a drizzly windy marin headlands where today a milestone will be reached by the marine mammal center. it's such a milestone, they are calling it "milestone." the story coming up in a live report. >> good morning. weatherwise, the clouds drop the drizzle we talk about and the breezes are faster this morning. leading to cooler weather this afternoon. we'll see if it hangs on through the weekend. >>> good morning. i'm sue hall. the golden gate bridge is slick. we have a wind advisory for the bay area bridges. the full thursday morning commute coming up. >> indeed, thursday, 6:00. thank you for joining us today. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. we begin with a new warning that should have you checking your refrigerator and freezer. investigators pinpointed the meat company at the heart of the nationwide salmonella outbreak that killed a northern california man. abc7's amy hollyfield is in the newsroom. on what you need to know with what you need to know to make sure the family doesn't eat the tainted meat. >> the turkey made its way to southern california.
. >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live on a drizzly windy marin headlands where today a milestone will be reached by the marine mammal center. it's such a milestone, they are calling it "milestone." the story coming up in a live report. >> good morning. weatherwise, the clouds drop the drizzle we talk about and the breezes are faster this morning. leading to cooler weather this afternoon. we'll see if it hangs on through the weekend. >>> good morning. i'm sue hall. the...
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. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at the marine mammal center in marin. they are celebrating a milestone today. the 10,000th sea lion treated at the facility is being released. they have gone so far to give at it name and it's being called "milestone." what else? the story after the break. >>> also ahead, california rolls out plot call heavy hitter to convince congress to come back to break is log jam over the federal pbpbpbpbpbpbpbqçdçdçdçdçdçdçdçdd >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> two rescued sea lions are being prepared to be released from the marine mammal center in marin county. it's extraordinary for the milestone it marks. abc7's terry mcsweeney joins us live with a great story and amazing history. >> it's a milestone here. this is the 10,000th sea lion treated at the failsity -- facility. they gave the sea lion the name milestone. what else? but this is the reminder of the work still to come. milestone the sea lion celebrated today's milestone by cooperating with the marine mammal center staff members as they guided h
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abc7's terry mcsweeney is live on treasure island to look at a new system for an old bridge. terry? >> yeah, more than 600, 640 to be exact, listening devices are being installed on the bay bridge right now. they are going to be listening. the next time there is a crack in an "i" bar, we've seen it before, the caltrans officials will be notified immediately. this is next generation. take a look at what prompted all of this. you may remember, in fact, if you were in town, you undoubtedly do, the 2009 labor day shutdown of the bridge in a routine inspection. there it was. a crack in an "i" bar. the bridge was closed z repaired, reopen. the repair gave way. the bridge closed again and repaired again. the 600-plus sensors will monitor close to 400 "i" bars listening for a crack. a company received the $3.4 million contract with a continuous online structural health monitoring system. it provides 24/7, remote health monitoring they're calling it. health monitoring. there is a health system on a bridge in minnesota already. it seems to be working well. this will be the largest that has ev
abc7's terry mcsweeney is live on treasure island to look at a new system for an old bridge. terry? >> yeah, more than 600, 640 to be exact, listening devices are being installed on the bay bridge right now. they are going to be listening. the next time there is a crack in an "i" bar, we've seen it before, the caltrans officials will be notified immediately. this is next generation. take a look at what prompted all of this. you may remember, in fact, if you were in town, you...
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. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at the marine mammal center with two sea lions will be released after being rehabilitated. you say no big deal? it is a big deal. this is 10,000 and 10001 sea lions who have been treated and released. i will he you more and -- show you more and give you the story in a live report. >> you see the wind if terry's shot? the strong sea breeze is back. so the driz from yesterday. we talk about how cool it will keep temperatures going to the weekend. >> i'm sue hall. if you are heading to the airport, we have an accident that could effect your drive. we have details in a few minutes. >>> 5:01 on thursday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. the government is warning consumers to get rid of tainted turkey that could be in the freezer. it's at the heart of the nationwide salmonella outbreak that killed a northern california man. amy hollyfield has information we need to know. >> reporter: the turkey has definitely made its way to northern california. one death happened in sacramento. one illness has been reported in san francisco. t
. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at the marine mammal center with two sea lions will be released after being rehabilitated. you say no big deal? it is a big deal. this is 10,000 and 10001 sea lions who have been treated and released. i will he you more and -- show you more and give you the story in a live report. >> you see the wind if terry's shot? the strong sea breeze is back. so the driz from yesterday. we talk about how cool it will keep temperatures going to the weekend. >>...
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. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at the san francisco food bank. joe montana hanging out today. he is not talking about superbowls, putting bowls of nutritious food on bay area's hungry. you are going hear >>> joe montana is kicking off a major food drive at the san francisco food bank. terry mcsweeney has more. >>> joe montana in there right now and joy montana talk, people listen and its mob scene right now, getting out the message for us to come together to fight hunger across america. take a look at the man who brought san francisco four superbowls. he is pulling up in a food bank truck. media all over it and that is just fine with joe. he wants attention. he is kicking off huddle to fight hunger to bring 25 million meals to america. i asked joe so many organizations, why the fight against hunger. take a listen. >> there is a lot of great problems out there. don't get me wrong. this one focuses on an area that you live in. i think people when you are able to help communities that you live in and be involved in that, i think it's more special. i think also recognizing the fac
. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at the san francisco food bank. joe montana hanging out today. he is not talking about superbowls, putting bowls of nutritious food on bay area's hungry. you are going hear >>> joe montana is kicking off a major food drive at the san francisco food bank. terry mcsweeney has more. >>> joe montana in there right now and joy montana talk, people listen and its mob scene right now, getting out the message for us to come together to fight hunger...
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>> stay with us for "good momo caller: i'm terry mcsweeney live in berkeley, we're waking up to the fact that steve jobs is no longer at ceo. apple without steve jobs? what is that going to look like? we'll take a look in just a minute. >> and also no morning, thousands of people are back home in placer county after a burning tanker finally burns itself out. >> a lot of clouds and drizzle. cooler weather is on the way. i'll tell you how long it will last. >> good morning, i'm sue hall. we've got an accident on the penalties that may affect your early morning commute. more details coming up. >> and public outcry forces oakland school board members promoting a district officer as chief of the police force. >> good morning. i'm eric thomas. kristen sze is off today. >> this is apple's first full day of the 21st century without steve jobs in the chair. he stepped down and reaction is rolling in. terry mcsweeney is live at the new apple store in berkeley. >> some say they are stunned and some say they expected it but whatever, steve jobs is no longer ceo at apple. he is still with the company
>> stay with us for "good momo caller: i'm terry mcsweeney live in berkeley, we're waking up to the fact that steve jobs is no longer at ceo. apple without steve jobs? what is that going to look like? we'll take a look in just a minute. >> and also no morning, thousands of people are back home in placer county after a burning tanker finally burns itself out. >> a lot of clouds and drizzle. cooler weather is on the way. i'll tell you how long it will last. >> good...
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i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroom. that's a minute away. >> protesters disrupt the ride home for thousands of bart passengers in downtown san francisco. the hackers, anonymous, leave roving demonstration for the bart shutdown. >>> a live look downtown san francisco. looks different than yesterday. we've got the clouds. they are back. it will be a minimal cooling trend. we have warm weather for the next few days before a bigger cooling trend this weekend. >>> good morning. i have a sig-alert for you in the south bay and stall on the bay bridge. yes, thick fog on the coast. that's coming up. >> violating the cell phone driving laws could soon cost you more. bill heading to the governor's desk could fine you for talking on the phone while driving and not using hands-free device. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping the news, the police chief for oakland schools is off the job and under investigation for making a series of racial slurs against one of his offersers. abc7's terry mcsweeney j
i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroom. that's a minute away. >> protesters disrupt the ride home for thousands of bart passengers in downtown san francisco. the hackers, anonymous, leave roving demonstration for the bart shutdown. >>> a live look downtown san francisco. looks different than yesterday. we've got the clouds. they are back. it will be a minimal cooling trend. we have warm weather for the next few days before a bigger cooling trend this weekend. >>> good...
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other top story is being covered by terry mcsweeney. >>> good morning. news down here is 11:00 this morning there is going to be a ceremony welcoming 22 laid off firefighters back into the san jose fire department. question is how long are they going to last. take a look at pictures of the ceremony from last month when these firefighters received their badges back. then it was six weeks of training and today, it becomes official. they are back and 27 more firefighters are going to be joining them later this year, all because of $15 million from the federal emergency management agency funding the firefighters but how long can it last? san jose is looking at $80 million deficit for the next fiscal year. who knows if they are going to be able to keep the firefighters. the mayor is suggesting to close branch libraries and talking about putting something on the ballot to reduce pensions to city employees. also the projected deficits continue down the road for years to come. today 22 firefighters who were laid off in the past year coming back. 29 to follow. ma
other top story is being covered by terry mcsweeney. >>> good morning. news down here is 11:00 this morning there is going to be a ceremony welcoming 22 laid off firefighters back into the san jose fire department. question is how long are they going to last. take a look at pictures of the ceremony from last month when these firefighters received their badges back. then it was six weeks of training and today, it becomes official. they are back and 27 more firefighters are going to be...
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live in newsroom, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you.k of weather and -- final check of weather and traffic. start with weather, right? >> here we go. the temperatures with a cool. we have temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s. so far, no flight arrival delays at sfo. in the afternoon hours, the clouds are at the coast. more of them than yesterday. low to mid-60s for you. we have upper 70s to low 80s. low to mid-80s in north bay. the near normal temperatures hang around through friday and cooler over the weekend. >> a live shot, scene in san mateo. 92 westbound. the ramp to 101. you can see a big rig spill with the debris on 101 as well. the two right lanes are blocked. that ramp is shutdown. the alter mate route are -- alternate route is 92 to delaware. under the freeway to eastbound 92. loop around and take southbound 101 from there or take the dumbarton bridge this morning. sig-alert overturned big rig. live shot from san mateo. slowing southbound 101 approaching the scene heading to san mateo from san bruno. millbrae. there is a scene
live in newsroom, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you.k of weather and -- final check of weather and traffic. start with weather, right? >> here we go. the temperatures with a cool. we have temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s. so far, no flight arrival delays at sfo. in the afternoon hours, the clouds are at the coast. more of them than yesterday. low to mid-60s for you. we have upper 70s to low 80s. low to mid-80s in north bay. the near normal temperatures hang around through...
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. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at the san francisco food bank. joe montana hanging out today. he is not talking about superbowls, putting bowls of nutritious food on bay area's hungry. you are going hear from joe you can see >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> joe montana is kicking off a major food drive at the san francisco food bank. terry mcsweeney has more. >>> joe montana in there right now and joy montana talk, people listen and its mob scene right now, getting out the message for us to come together to fight hunger across america. take a look at the man who brought san francisco four superbowls. he is pulling up in a food bank truck. media all over it and that is just fine with joe. he wants attention. he is kicking off huddle to fight hunger to bring 25 million meals to america. i asked joe so many organizations, why the fight against hunger. take a listen. >> there is a lot of great problems out there. don't get me wrong. this one focuses on an area that you live in. i think people when you are able to help communities that you live in and
. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at the san francisco food bank. joe montana hanging out today. he is not talking about superbowls, putting bowls of nutritious food on bay area's hungry. you are going hear from joe you can see >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> joe montana is kicking off a major food drive at the san francisco food bank. terry mcsweeney has more. >>> joe montana in there right now and joy montana talk, people listen and its...
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terry mcsweeney is live near the serra bowl with the latest? >> i'm in the parking lot behind serra bowl. you can see daly city police are out on the scene and the crime scene tape is still up marking off a couple sections of this parking lot. there is a question whether this is in fact the crime scene. take a look at some of the pictures of officers out in the parking lot. they have been out here for hours. incident happened sometime before 1:00 we believe. we base that on the fact that janitor is saying when he arrived at work at 1:00, nothing was going on. inside the bowling alley a short time later, police asked questions. police are now saying they are not absolutely positive the incident happened here. they heard from one person and assuming one of the victims that it happened here. the four victims were taken to san francisco general hospital after being taken to seton medical center where they did not have a trauma unit. they were taken to san francisco general hospital. they are being treated. daly city police are still investigating a
terry mcsweeney is live near the serra bowl with the latest? >> i'm in the parking lot behind serra bowl. you can see daly city police are out on the scene and the crime scene tape is still up marking off a couple sections of this parking lot. there is a question whether this is in fact the crime scene. take a look at some of the pictures of officers out in the parking lot. they have been out here for hours. incident happened sometime before 1:00 we believe. we base that on the fact that...
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terry mcsweeney is live in pacifica with the latest. >> reporter: there is an autopsy on the victim today. this investigation is in full tilt. up in the neighborhood people are remembering things that didn't seem important at the time but could be important to this investigation. >> there are candles and flowers in front of the house where 32-year-old woman was killed by a potential. an autopsy will be performed on her. >> she had major trauma to upper body and arms but up to this point we don't know the cause of debt. it could have been a heart attack or losses of blood. >> a test will be made on dog to see if it rabies. the husband fond her about noon yesterday. police arrived and shot and killed the dog when it escaped the backyard. it's the first dog mauling death they remember in the past 25 years but it could require a law requiring pit bulls to be nuirt nerd san francisco. >> it's something that san francisco has done. people are talking about different kinds of things. it will be a matter of looking what approach has been taken and if any of those work. >> some of the neighbors kn
terry mcsweeney is live in pacifica with the latest. >> reporter: there is an autopsy on the victim today. this investigation is in full tilt. up in the neighborhood people are remembering things that didn't seem important at the time but could be important to this investigation. >> there are candles and flowers in front of the house where 32-year-old woman was killed by a potential. an autopsy will be performed on her. >> she had major trauma to upper body and arms but up to...
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terry mcsweeney joins us with more. >> reporter: 640 of the sensors are installed on the bay bridge. the work started last night and will go on for two months. the first information about cracks on the bridge should be available in the next couple of weeks. as you mentioned, the same cracks that shut down the bridge twice a couple of years ago. 640 devices just like this one are installed in the bay bridge near about 400 eye bars. the devices known as a.e. or acoustic emission detoke fors are look -- detectors are looking, make it listening for trouble. terry developed the a.e. system shows us how the standard picked up several feet away. >> they are looking for the tracking of like a railroad track. >> in september of 2009, the bridge had to be shut down when crack on eye bar was found in routine inspection. it led to stop in construction. the a.e. sensor should protect against a reoccurrence. >> we can tell if caltrans many months or maybe years ahead of time before the cracks become inches. we are looking for small grain boundary in the material. micro cracking. >> it's sents to f
terry mcsweeney joins us with more. >> reporter: 640 of the sensors are installed on the bay bridge. the work started last night and will go on for two months. the first information about cracks on the bridge should be available in the next couple of weeks. as you mentioned, the same cracks that shut down the bridge twice a couple of years ago. 640 devices just like this one are installed in the bay bridge near about 400 eye bars. the devices known as a.e. or acoustic emission detoke fors...
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terry mcsweeney joins us from san jose. this has become rather controversial. >> its surprise. it sound like a good idea, lowering the speed limit because of a safety issue for children. the city of san jose can't even afford it and even if they approved it they can't deliver. >> they are on their way to trace elementary school one of three in san jose along with hoover and lincoln high school that has 15 mile-an-hour speed limit. >> yes. >> he can tell you firsthand, it hasn't lowered his anxiety. do you feel safe? >> no. >> it allows to lower speed limits near could schools and requires traffic studies for san jose could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. they say san jose up against $115 million shortfall doesn't have money for the studies or for the officers needed to enforce the legislator limit at every school in the city. dozens have been laid off. >> sometimes we do things in the way that makes us feel good but if we can't enforce it it sends the wrong message. >> they say they there is a way around that the expenditure for the studies and san francisco has figured
terry mcsweeney joins us from san jose. this has become rather controversial. >> its surprise. it sound like a good idea, lowering the speed limit because of a safety issue for children. the city of san jose can't even afford it and even if they approved it they can't deliver. >> they are on their way to trace elementary school one of three in san jose along with hoover and lincoln high school that has 15 mile-an-hour speed limit. >> yes. >> he can tell you firsthand, it...
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abc7's terry mcsweeney joins us from the employment development department in san francisco with more. terry? >> at the employment office, folks aren't so much concerned about the big picture jobs report. they're more concerned about the job report as in the one that will turn their personal economy around. earlier, i was at the san francisco floor of the new york stock exchange where desplat -- despite the headline may ham in the market, they say to buy more stocks. as the dow jones went up and down every way this morning, brokers took it in stride. traders know august through october is the slow season. they have huge stocks to the sideline. the initial enthusiasm about the drop in the unemployment rate was tempered by the details of the job report. >> then you read the numbers more and there are less people looking for work. they are looking for report on the development branch. as he expects, construction job in the near future. >> years ago, it was kind of iffy, with the budget cuts and stuff. a lot of jobs sent out were canceled due to the budget cuts. too many people working on
abc7's terry mcsweeney joins us from the employment development department in san francisco with more. terry? >> at the employment office, folks aren't so much concerned about the big picture jobs report. they're more concerned about the job report as in the one that will turn their personal economy around. earlier, i was at the san francisco floor of the new york stock exchange where desplat -- despite the headline may ham in the market, they say to buy more stocks. as the dow jones went...
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terry mcsweeney is live in pacifica with the latest. >> reporter: there is an autopsy on the victim today. this investigation is in full tilt. up in the neighborhood people are remembering things that didn't seem important at the time but could be important to this investigation. >> there are candles and flowers in front of the house where 32-year-old woman was killed by a potential. an autopsy will be performed on her. >> she had major trauma to upper body and arms but up to this point we don't know the cause of debt. it could have been a heart attack or losses of blood. >> a test will be made on dog to see if it rabies. the husband fond her about noon yesterday. police arrived and shot and killed the dog when it escaped the backyard. it's the first dog mauling death they remember in the past 25 years but it could require a law requiring pit bulls to be nuirt nerd san francisco. >> it's something that san francisco has done. people are talking about different kinds of things. it will be a matter of looking what approach has been taken and if any of those work. >> some of the neighbors kn
terry mcsweeney is live in pacifica with the latest. >> reporter: there is an autopsy on the victim today. this investigation is in full tilt. up in the neighborhood people are remembering things that didn't seem important at the time but could be important to this investigation. >> there are candles and flowers in front of the house where 32-year-old woman was killed by a potential. an autopsy will be performed on her. >> she had major trauma to upper body and arms but up to...
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terry mcsweeney has more. >> 24 hours and counting in the hostage standoff. the gunman is holed up in the second floor room on the front of the hotel. as he mentioned, he has a woman with him. that's his girlfriend. police consider her a hostage. 580 has reopened, thanks to the quick thinking of a san rafael police officer and a big piece of metal. 80 police officers and sheriff deputies are outside and inside the hotel. and have been since shortly after the hostage standoff began at 10:30 yesterday morning. that's when the man whose name police are not releasing to the public fired a shot from the second floor hotel room when the police came to arrest him. >> it was fired in the direction of 580. we can't confirm where it landed. >> concerned that the next shot might hit someone in a vehicle on the freeway, the c.h.p. closed a 1.3 mile stretch of 580 to lead to a massive day-long traffic tie-up. this morning, the gunman's view of the outside world is blocked by an 8-by-10 sheet of metal. one-inch thick. suspended from a crane. bulletproof protection for the
terry mcsweeney has more. >> 24 hours and counting in the hostage standoff. the gunman is holed up in the second floor room on the front of the hotel. as he mentioned, he has a woman with him. that's his girlfriend. police consider her a hostage. 580 has reopened, thanks to the quick thinking of a san rafael police officer and a big piece of metal. 80 police officers and sheriff deputies are outside and inside the hotel. and have been since shortly after the hostage standoff began at...
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abc7's terry mcsweeney is live at the oakland police department. how many cases have been reported? >> well, the police are saying there have been dozens of these in the past 90 days. they know why it's going on. gold is selling at $1800 an ounce. that is out of sight. that is exactly where the police want women to wear their jewelry: out of sight. the new gold rush in oakland is not a good thing. police say young men late teens and early 20s have been targeting women wearing gold necklaces, especially in the fruitvale area near bart station. >> they walk up to them on foot. most of the females are distracted by the cell phone or electronic devices. they snatch gold chains off their necks and they run away. >> the soaring price of gold has been good for business at the best collateral pawnshop on broadway in oakland. >> i've seen more traffic coming in, bringing in gold to sell. people trying to get rid of the jewelry to make extra money. >> but the pawnshop puts 30-day hold on jewelry received. >> if you are trying to sell it or do a pawn, your i.d. will be taken in. your infofofor
abc7's terry mcsweeney is live at the oakland police department. how many cases have been reported? >> well, the police are saying there have been dozens of these in the past 90 days. they know why it's going on. gold is selling at $1800 an ounce. that is out of sight. that is exactly where the police want women to wear their jewelry: out of sight. the new gold rush in oakland is not a good thing. police say young men late teens and early 20s have been targeting women wearing gold...
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abc7's terry mcsweeney is live in belvedere in may bridge road. terry? >> it rained here last night. thousands of rocks at this size. they were knocked up in the air as a result of a broken fire hydrant pipe over where the men are working right now. it sent out 500 gallons of water per minute for 20 minutes. 10,000 gallons. but it wasn't the water doing the damage. it was the rocks that came down and had this happened just a few hours later, as you mentioned, it could have been far worse. the damaged vehicles are testimony to what happened out here this morning. mercedes, coded in rock and -- coated in rock and debris. bmw without a window. a neighbor said it sounded like a massive hailstorm. it was loud and sudden. not that bob heller was all that shaken by it. what did you hear last night? >> middle of the night, there was a big thump. i went back to sleep. this morning i was surprised that half the street was covered with dirt and mud. >> the two luxury cars weren't the only ones damaged. >> there were ten cars that were here in the area. because it w
abc7's terry mcsweeney is live in belvedere in may bridge road. terry? >> it rained here last night. thousands of rocks at this size. they were knocked up in the air as a result of a broken fire hydrant pipe over where the men are working right now. it sent out 500 gallons of water per minute for 20 minutes. 10,000 gallons. but it wasn't the water doing the damage. it was the rocks that came down and had this happened just a few hours later, as you mentioned, it could have been far worse....
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terry mcsweeney joins us with more. >> reporter: 640 of the sensors are installed on the bay bridge. the work started last night and will go on for two months. the first information about cracks on the bridge should be available in the next couple of weeks. as you mentioned, the same cracks that shut down the bridge twice a couple of years ago. 640 devices just like this one are installed in the bay bridge near about 400 eye bars. the devices known as a.e. or acoustic emission detoke fors are look -- detectors are looking, make it listening for trouble. terry developed the a.e. system shows us how the standard picked up several feet away. >> they are looking for the tracking of like a railroad track. >> in september of 2009, the bridge had to be shut down when crack on eye bar was found in routine inspection. it led to stop in construction. the a.e. sensor should protect against a reoccurrence. >> we can tell if caltrans many months or maybe years ahead of time before the cracks become inches. we are looking for small grain boundary in the material. micro cracking. >> it's sents to f
terry mcsweeney joins us with more. >> reporter: 640 of the sensors are installed on the bay bridge. the work started last night and will go on for two months. the first information about cracks on the bridge should be available in the next couple of weeks. as you mentioned, the same cracks that shut down the bridge twice a couple of years ago. 640 devices just like this one are installed in the bay bridge near about 400 eye bars. the devices known as a.e. or acoustic emission detoke fors...
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terry mcsweeney, abc7 news is live in san francisco. this targets what particular group of shoppers. >> reporter: we are talking about the incredibly lucrative chinese tourism market and this morning, hilton hotel officials with the san francisco mayor ed lee right there on stage with him announced that maybe the best way to get chinese tourists to san francisco is bring a little bit of china here first. >> they are debuting 13 hilton hotels worldwide. four in the bay area. two in san francisco, financial district and union square. one at the international airport and one at santa clara. >> one yeng. >> the program is aimed at tourists from china and focuses on the visitors' arrival, room and breakfast. at arrival, a staff person will be available who is fluent in mandarin. breakfast important for chinese will feature food visitors are familiar with. and displayed at the roll-out. >> when you welcome the chinese visitors for business and tourism, and you give them a good breakfast because you know at the end of the day they are going to
terry mcsweeney, abc7 news is live in san francisco. this targets what particular group of shoppers. >> reporter: we are talking about the incredibly lucrative chinese tourism market and this morning, hilton hotel officials with the san francisco mayor ed lee right there on stage with him announced that maybe the best way to get chinese tourists to san francisco is bring a little bit of china here first. >> they are debuting 13 hilton hotels worldwide. four in the bay area. two in...
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terry mcsweeney has more. >> 24 hours and counting in the hostage standoff. the gunman is holed up in the second floor room on the front of the hotel. as he mentioned, he has a woman with him. that's his girlfriend. police consider her a hostage. 580 has reopened, thanks to the quick thinking of a san rafael police officer and a big piece of metal. 80 police officers and sheriff deputies are outside and inside the hotel. and have been since shortly after the hostage standoff began at 10:30 yesterday morning. that's when the man whose name police are not releasing to the public fired a shot from the second floor hotel room when the police came to arrest him. >> it was fired in the direction of 580. we can't confirm where it landed. >> concerned that the next shot might hit someone in a vehicle on the freeway, the c.h.p. closed a 1.3 mile stretch of 580 to lead to a massive day-long traffic tie-up. this morning, the gunman's view of the outside world is blocked by an 8-by-10 sheet of metal. one-inch thick. suspended from a crane. bulletproof protection for the
terry mcsweeney has more. >> 24 hours and counting in the hostage standoff. the gunman is holed up in the second floor room on the front of the hotel. as he mentioned, he has a woman with him. that's his girlfriend. police consider her a hostage. 580 has reopened, thanks to the quick thinking of a san rafael police officer and a big piece of metal. 80 police officers and sheriff deputies are outside and inside the hotel. and have been since shortly after the hostage standoff began at...
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i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroom. that story will be coming up. >>> cloudy start this morning and cool breeze will drop our temperatures but a huge warming trend for the holiday weekend. >>> it's a tuesday. thank you for waking up. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. >> let's begin with an exceptionally violent night into richmond, shots fired into vehicles and several people struck by bullets and what could be a disastrous explosion at a gas station. amy hollyfield is live at richmond police department with the story. >> reporter: this story is violent and strange. police aren't sure what to make of it. the suv that was hit last night, it was full of bullet holes. the driver was hit. so he crashed the car hitting a propane tank. now, as they are dealing with a gas leak. police had to evacuate the motel and a block of a neighborhood on san joaquin street. this is around 11:00 last night. while they were dealing with the evacuation, they found one of shooting victims they found him on the roof of the motel. they don't
i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroom. that story will be coming up. >>> cloudy start this morning and cool breeze will drop our temperatures but a huge warming trend for the holiday weekend. >>> it's a tuesday. thank you for waking up. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. >> let's begin with an exceptionally violent night into richmond, shots fired into vehicles and several people struck by bullets and what could be a disastrous explosion at a gas station. amy...
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abc7's terry mcsweeney is live at the oakland police department. how many cases have been reported? >> well, the police are saying there have been dozens of these in the past 90 days. they know why it's going on. gold is selling at $1800 an ounce. that is out of sight. that is exactly where the police want women to wear their jewelry: out of sight. the new gold rush in oakland is not a good thing. police say young men late teens and early 20s have been targeting women wearing gold necklaces, especially in the fruitvale area near bart station. >> they walk up to them on foot. most of the females are distracted by the cell phone or electronic devices. they snatch gold chains off their necks and they run away. >> the soaring price of gold has been good for business at the best collateral pawnshop on broadway in oakland. >> i've seen more traffic coming in, bringing in gold to sell. people trying to get rid of the jewelry to make extra money. >> but the pawnshop puts 30-day hold on jewelry received. >> if you are trying to sell it or do a pawn, your i.d. will be taken in. your informati
abc7's terry mcsweeney is live at the oakland police department. how many cases have been reported? >> well, the police are saying there have been dozens of these in the past 90 days. they know why it's going on. gold is selling at $1800 an ounce. that is out of sight. that is exactly where the police want women to wear their jewelry: out of sight. the new gold rush in oakland is not a good thing. police say young men late teens and early 20s have been targeting women wearing gold...
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terry mcsweeney, abc7 news is live in san francisco. this targets what particular group of shoppers. >> reporter: we are talking about the incredibly lucrative chinese tourism market and this morning, hilton hotel officials with the san francisco mayor ed lee right there on stage with him announced that maybe the best way to get chinese tourists to san francisco is bring a little bit of china here first. >> they are debuting 13 hilton hotels worldwide. four in the bay area. two in san francisco, financial district and union square. one at the international airport and one at santa clara. >> one yeng. >> the program is aimed at tourists from china and focuses on the visitors' arrival, room and breakfast. at arrival, a staff person will be available who is fluent in mandarin. breakfast important for chinese will feature food visitors are familiar with. and displayed at the roll-out. >> when you welcome the chinese visitors for business and tourism, and you give them a good breakfast because you know at the end of the day they are going to
terry mcsweeney, abc7 news is live in san francisco. this targets what particular group of shoppers. >> reporter: we are talking about the incredibly lucrative chinese tourism market and this morning, hilton hotel officials with the san francisco mayor ed lee right there on stage with him announced that maybe the best way to get chinese tourists to san francisco is bring a little bit of china here first. >> they are debuting 13 hilton hotels worldwide. four in the bay area. two in...
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abc7's terry mcsweeney is live in belvedere in may bridge road. terry? >> it rained here last night. thousands of rocks at this size. they were knocked up in the air as a result of a broken fire hydrant pipe over where the men are working right now. it sent out 500 gallons of water per minute for 20 minutes. 10,000 gallons. but it wasn't the water doing the damage. it was the rocks that came down and had this happened just a few hours later as you mentioned it could have been far worse. the damaged vehicles are testimony to what happened out here this morning. mercedes coded in rock and -- coated in rock and debris. bmw without a window. a neighbor said it sounded like a massive hailstorm. it was loud and sudden. not that bob heller was all that shaken by it. what did you hear last night? >> middle of the night, there was a big thump. i went back to sleep. this morning i was surprised that half the street was covered with dirt and mud. >> the two luxury cars weren't the only ones damaged. >> there were ten cars that were here in the area. because it was
abc7's terry mcsweeney is live in belvedere in may bridge road. terry? >> it rained here last night. thousands of rocks at this size. they were knocked up in the air as a result of a broken fire hydrant pipe over where the men are working right now. it sent out 500 gallons of water per minute for 20 minutes. 10,000 gallons. but it wasn't the water doing the damage. it was the rocks that came down and had this happened just a few hours later as you mentioned it could have been far worse....
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abc7's terry mcsweeney joins us from the employment development department in san francisco with more. terry? >> at the employment office, folks aren't so much concerned about the big picture jobs report. they're more concerned about the job report as in the one that will turn their personal economy around. earlier, i was at the san francisco floor of the new york stock exchange where desplat -- despite the headline may ham in the market, they say to buy more stocks. as the dow jones went up and down every way this morning brokers took it in stride. traders know august through october is the slow season. they have huge stocks to the sideline. the initial enthusiasm about the drop in the unemployment rate was tempered by the details of the job report. >> then you read the numbers more and there are less people looking for work. they are looking for report on the development branch. as he expects construction job in the near future. >> years ago, it was kind of iffy, with the budget cuts and stuff. a lot of jobs sent out were canceled due to the budget cuts. too many people working on t
abc7's terry mcsweeney joins us from the employment development department in san francisco with more. terry? >> at the employment office, folks aren't so much concerned about the big picture jobs report. they're more concerned about the job report as in the one that will turn their personal economy around. earlier, i was at the san francisco floor of the new york stock exchange where desplat -- despite the headline may ham in the market, they say to buy more stocks. as the dow jones went...
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live in the newsroom, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> all right. terry, thanks a lot. >>> all is calm and back to normal at the san francisco bart stations this morning. that is not at all what it was like in last night's commut commute. [ chanting and yelling ] >> the hacker group anonymous organized what was an expected action. police were forced to close down four bart station for two hours at the height of the rush hour. protest was in retaliation for last week shutdown of the cell phone service by the bart officials made to prevent a similar protest. >>> oakland police say they have taken two men considered armed and dangerous off the streets. officers swarmed a fruitvale neighborhood last night searching for the pair. one of them who police say was armed with an uzi was hiding behind recreation center. the other was found hiding in apartment complex next door. the suspects jumped out of the vehicle at fruitvale and 15th as an officer tried to stop the vehicle which had been linked to a carjacking. >>> the highway patrol is asking for the publi
live in the newsroom, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> all right. terry, thanks a lot. >>> all is calm and back to normal at the san francisco bart stations this morning. that is not at all what it was like in last night's commut commute. [ chanting and yelling ] >> the hacker group anonymous organized what was an expected action. police were forced to close down four bart station for two hours at the height of the rush hour. protest was in retaliation for last week shutdown...
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wait a minute. >> i'm terry mcsweeney in for kristen sze. >> terry mcsweeney there.ic thomas here. to the news. >> a 9-year-old boy is fighting for his life right now after being struck by a hit-and-run driver after leaving last night's giants game. after hour after the boy was hit, police in hayward had a suspect in custody. abc7's amy hollyfield joins us live for the scene of the accident in san francisco at mission and new montgomery. >> the arrest did not happen here. the driver took off. what happened here was the boy was in the crosswalk on mission street and the car was turning off new montgomery and hit the boy right here on the crosswalk and kept driving. but police did make an arrest. a couple hours later in hayward. he was driving a damaged white toyota pick-up truck, which fits the description of the truck that hit the boy. san francisco police actually brought some witnesses over to hayward to check it out. they confirmed it was the same truck. the accident happened at 10:30 in san francisco. witnesses say after the truck hit the boy, it then went on to
wait a minute. >> i'm terry mcsweeney in for kristen sze. >> terry mcsweeney there.ic thomas here. to the news. >> a 9-year-old boy is fighting for his life right now after being struck by a hit-and-run driver after leaving last night's giants game. after hour after the boy was hit, police in hayward had a suspect in custody. abc7's amy hollyfield joins us live for the scene of the accident in san francisco at mission and new montgomery. >> the arrest did not happen...
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terry mcsweeney is live in pacifica with more. >> a noecropsy is an autopsy performed an o an animal the animal may have had rabies and maybe something was in the system that led to the attack on its owner. there is a possibility why the two-year-old pit bull attacked the pregnant owner. take a look at the victim. this is 32-year-old darla nopora. her husband returned around noon and found her in the entranceway of her home he called 911 and told police one of the two pit bulls it was a two-year-old male was standing over her body. the pit bull was in the backyard and soon escaped. officers shot and killed the dog. >>> we're going to find out if there were any physically or mentally wrong with the dog that that i have caused the attack. we did an extensive interview with husband and follow-up questions we may ask in the future. >> there were two pit bulls in the house. investigators are certain that was the male who was standing over the dead body when they arrived. in san francisco male pit bulls by law have to be neutered, that is not the story here in pacifica. neighbors are talki
terry mcsweeney is live in pacifica with more. >> a noecropsy is an autopsy performed an o an animal the animal may have had rabies and maybe something was in the system that led to the attack on its owner. there is a possibility why the two-year-old pit bull attacked the pregnant owner. take a look at the victim. this is 32-year-old darla nopora. her husband returned around noon and found her in the entranceway of her home he called 911 and told police one of the two pit bulls it was a...
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terry mcsweeney, "abc 7 news." >>> still ahead the warning fed chairman ben bernanke has about the state of the economy. >> and a visitor they are getting following the fan violence following the niners raiders game. >> and an emeryville based amtrak train derails sendin >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says congress must do more to help the economy. he spoke in jackson hole wyoming. he proposed more steps by the fed to boost the economy but open the possibility for future action. he warned lawmakers not to disregard the current economic recovery. he said record low interest rates will promote growth over time but the weak economy it requires more help right now. he talked about possible future actions in september. >>> n.f.l.'s chief of security is on their way to san francisco following the niners raiders game. he'll meet with greg suhr to address security. one man was beaten unconscious. two people were shot in the parking lot at candlestick park. there will be extra officers in tomorrow's game against houston and there will be no tailgating after the game begins. alcohol wil
terry mcsweeney, "abc 7 news." >>> still ahead the warning fed chairman ben bernanke has about the state of the economy. >> and a visitor they are getting following the fan violence following the niners raiders game. >> and an emeryville based amtrak train derails sendin >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says congress must do more to help the economy. he spoke in jackson hole wyoming. he proposed more steps by the fed to boost the economy but open...
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in emeryville, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >>> and when abc 7 news at 9:00 continues here tonight.eath and taxes. campaign for new jobs and the possibility that congress could reconsider racing revenue. >>> a san jose golf course losing money for years and the difficult choice that has some people teed up. >>> on the loose. what is being done about the world's largest rodent now showle up in central, california. >>> and why a picture of a man buying coffee may help >>> good evening. thanks for being here. we will recap our top story. traffic is still backed up on 5800 the san raphael toll plaza. the police shut down the road after a man holed up in a hotel this morning. at one point the entire bridge was closed off today. the closure had a lot of drivers awfully agitate. >> i have just spent the last hour and ten minutes trying to get on the richmond bridge. the radio said one thing. the police lines that have the places closed, the onramps closed said another and i'm still sitting here. >> i can understand the situation but shouldn't take this long to get traffic back flowing. >>
in emeryville, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >>> and when abc 7 news at 9:00 continues here tonight.eath and taxes. campaign for new jobs and the possibility that congress could reconsider racing revenue. >>> a san jose golf course losing money for years and the difficult choice that has some people teed up. >>> on the loose. what is being done about the world's largest rodent now showle up in central, california. >>> and why a picture of a man buying coffee...
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i'm in for terry mcsweeney. >> i'm cheryl jennings. one person has been killed and officer and security guard were injured. incident happened around 9:15 this morning. mark matthews is near the scene. do we know hot victim is yet? >> reporter: no, we have not heard yet. we are half a mile from the scene. we are on the west side of i-80. this is happening on the east side of 80 at the wells fargo, right there in the shopping center on the east side. about 9:15 a loomis armored car truck was making a delivery and robber approached the bank and tried to rob the truck or the bank. from there we are told that there was shots fired, at least two people injured on the police side. a pinole police officer and a security guard. i'm told they are both okay but there is a body in the street on fitzgerald next to the wells fargo bank. we believe that is one of the bank robbers, police are searching the other shops in that shopping center for a possible second suspect. a witness to this robbery was in the outback steakhouse, walked out in time to s
i'm in for terry mcsweeney. >> i'm cheryl jennings. one person has been killed and officer and security guard were injured. incident happened around 9:15 this morning. mark matthews is near the scene. do we know hot victim is yet? >> reporter: no, we have not heard yet. we are half a mile from the scene. we are on the west side of i-80. this is happening on the east side of 80 at the wells fargo, right there in the shopping center on the east side. about 9:15 a loomis armored car...
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terry mcsweeney has been monitoring the hearing all morning. >> who could forget the images in san bruno. a burst gas pipeline and ensuing inferno. in washington, d.c. the release of a report o of a yearlong investigation and a verbal assault on the pg&e. >> you are going to hear about a troubling explanations and a system of oversight. government agencies a placed a blind trust in operators to the detriment to public safety. >> reporter: with congresswoman jackie speier and the mayor and city officials in the audience, n.t.s.b. chairwoman put pg&e and the state puc in the crosshairs. the investigation begin with an inspection of the 28 footÑç section of the pipe sending natural gas to fuel the flames. >> this is enough gas to serve the entire city for a month and it was released in less than two hours. >> the investigation could not answer questions. >> it was compounded over the years by a litany of failures. including poor record keeping, inadequate inspection programs and integrity management program without integrity. >> chairwoman implied the pipe was made by the request of pg&e, s
terry mcsweeney has been monitoring the hearing all morning. >> who could forget the images in san bruno. a burst gas pipeline and ensuing inferno. in washington, d.c. the release of a report o of a yearlong investigation and a verbal assault on the pg&e. >> you are going to hear about a troubling explanations and a system of oversight. government agencies a placed a blind trust in operators to the detriment to public safety. >> reporter: with congresswoman jackie speier...
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i'm kristen sze. >> i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas.the prosecutor who put jaycee dugard's kidnappers away want to take on the patrol system that failed her. armed with a just-released video of the kidnappers in action. abc7's amy hollyfield joins us live from antioch where the garrido held jaycee dugard for years hidden away from parol agents. amy? >> reporter: according to the report, garridos would come to parks like this one and video children without them knowing it. they would use a hidden camera. the report released yesterday says system failures started back in 1988. saying phillip garrido should never have been freed from prison. he was serving time for a previous kidnapping and rape. the system showed that they missed numerous warning signs. the garridos were so unsupervised they would be out in parks, filming girls to help feed phillip garrido's attraction to children. listen as nancy garrido coaxes a young girl to demonstrate gymnastics. >> can you go all the way down? >> yes. >> let me see. i bet you can go down really easy
i'm kristen sze. >> i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas.the prosecutor who put jaycee dugard's kidnappers away want to take on the patrol system that failed her. armed with a just-released video of the kidnappers in action. abc7's amy hollyfield joins us live from antioch where the garrido held jaycee dugard for years hidden away from parol agents. amy? >> reporter: according to the report, garridos would come to parks like this one and video children without them knowing it....