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learning more about his movements after his killing spree began. there is new surveillance video and the discovery of weapons in his burned-out truck. the latest piece of evidence is this surveillance video from an auto parts store in san diego county. it appears him throwing a military belt and a bullet magazine into a dumpster. it was recorded monday the day after bodies of two people were found in a parking lot. they said police found weapons inside his burned-out truck which you may recall turned up thursday. and overnight the lapd announced that the 2007 case that got dorner fired from the department for allegedly lying is now being reopened by the police chief. authorities say that firing is what ignited dorner's revenge-driven killing spree. >> he's doing it because he wants to ensure that the public knows that the los angeles police department is fair and transparent. >> we also learned that dorner may have called the father of a shooting victim just to
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opportunity him. abc news learned that a man claiming to be dorner taunted former police captain randall kwan after he allegedly killed kwan's daughter. according to a federal warrant, dorner told kwan he should have done a better job protecting his daughter. in the newsroom, kira klapper, abc7 news. >> thank you. back here in the bay area there's new information about the man arrested on friday for trying to blow up a bank of america branch in oakland. 27-year-old mathieu l is charged with attempted use after kep of mass destruction. abc7 news reporter sergio has more. >> police first took mathieu into custody at his father's san jose home. his father called for help. >> he was held in what was called a 51-50 hold.
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in other words, there were problems he was a danger to himself or somebody else. >> at the time his father also told police about the ak-47 he had along with three high-capacity mag scenes. once in the court stempniak they said the extent of his mental health issues became clear. >> the court was really concerned that he was at least bipolar and possibly schizophrenic, and that he had a history of delusional thinking, of fantasies. >> according to the fbi criminal complaint, he connected with their undercover operative shortly after being released from the santa clara county jail. as part of the planning for the bank ever america bomb plot, he writes he laughed and hugged the athas he decided where their bomb-ladened s.u.v. would be parked in order to maximize the damage.
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the man believed he was working with the taliban operative, but he wondered how much his mental health issues factor into the plot. >> concern that a mentally ill person might have been led into something by a government agency that maybe a person who did not suffer from these issues would not have been led into. >> and for as many mental issues that he had, he said the good news is that it appears that he did respond well to medication and treatment. so he said it's unfortunate his client is now facing federal charges. abc7 news. the highway patrol is investigating a fatal accident that tied up traffic for several hours in the east bay. it happened on westbound i-80 in richmond near carlson boulevard just after 1:00 p.m. yesterday. the chp said a s.u.v. hit the center divide and rolled several times. a 23-year-old hayward man behind the wheel was killed. his 28-year-old passenger was
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injured. traffic, you can see there, backed up for miles as officers investigated the accident. all lanes were reopened after about three hours. the woman killed on her bike in front of at&t park yesterday morning has been identified by san francisco police. 48-year-old diane sullivan of san francisco was involved in a collision with a cement truck traveling west on king street across from the ballpark. police say the truck driver is cooperating with the investigation. it does not appear drugs or alcohol were involved. berkeley police are dealing with an alarming spike in the number of reyes reported last year. 39 sexual assaults reported in 2012, the most in the last five years. it's also a 95% increase over 2011 when 20 cases were reported. police say the majority of the attacks involve students at u.c. berkeley, not on campus, but at parties in the surrounding
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neighborhoods where an estimated 35,000 students live. >> definitely disturbing that i personally cannot feel safe in this community all the time. and that is a very realistic threat. >> historically, of course, these type of things are underreported so we may be it into a little bit of that previously unreported issue. and police are saying a campus programming encouraging friends of victims to report attacks could be one cause for the increased number of cases. there's a demand for peace in oakland. yesterday several groups, including the art of living foundation, gathered to discuss solutions to violence that can also help the community heel. abc7 news reporter has the story. >> at champ nation boxes gym in east oakland, the fists were flying. this am fur boxes event drew a large crowd but the gym's owner just wants one thing, to make
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oakland a saver place by giving young people a focus. >> i would like to see us, see lot of youngsters come into the gym. hopefully we can fill the gym up with a lot of young people. >> and not far away at frick middle school. >> we aren't going to fault the issues in our community if we aren't working together. >> morning 100 people also gathered to find solutions to the growing crime problem in oakland. they culled called is a solution salon. here teachers, parents and others opened up about their concerns. >> i'm tired of seeing kids go to jail. >> violence has reached a fever pitch in the united states. >> last year there were 131 homicides in oakland. so far this year there have been eight. this alter had photos of just a few who have lost their lives recently, including kiante campbell. the volunteer basketball coach was shot and killed february 1st. >> he was very inspiring to the
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children and he made us all happy. >> some here suggested meditation and conflict resolution classes while others had a broader approach. >> you can search and seizure a whole freshman class or whole school how to manage mare mind and stress and deal with their trauma in a healthy way. >> the next step is this group will gather all the suggestions and put them in one e-mail and they will meet next month to talk about. in oakland, abc7 news. new this morning a police consultant hired to help turn around oakland's crime problem will speak this afternoon at a public meeting. robert wassermann, charm of the strategic policy partnership will speak at several meetings. the meeting formally called for the police chief to lead the discussion, but protesters have strongly objected to his stop-and-frisk tactics used in those cities saying the practice leads to racial profiling they
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they have decide today keep him out of the spotlight. today's meeting take place in the performing arts center at holy name university from 3:00 to 5:00 this afternoon. also new this morning fremont res lengths may see or hear helicopters around auto park parkway this afternoon at emergency crews get trained for a natural disaster. fire and police and hundreds of military personnel will be involved. it's a six hour drill called operation rolling chaos. it would be held at often tech education in fremont from 8:00 this morning to 2:00 this morning. it involves a dozen cars, buses, ambulances and three helicopters. nearly 500 military personnel will practice coordinating rescues with police and fire departments in a simulated flood scenario. coming up, back to court. we will tell you why former giants slugger barry bonds will be back in federal court this week. and after months of problems, the boeing dream liner is put to
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the test in washington state.
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>> home run king barry bonds returns to federal court this week on wednesday the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals sitting in arizona will hear arguments in bonds' bid to overturn his felony obstruction of justice conviction. our media partner, contra costa times, reports bonds must convince two member of a three-judge panel that he was convicted simply for giving a rambling answer that had nothing to do with the steroids probe he was facing. the prosecutors will argue bonds gave intentionally false,
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misleading or evasive answers to a grand jury when he testified back in 2003 about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. a growing list of hot issues in washington will be addressed by two powerhouse round tables this morning on abc's "this week." the final preps for president obama's state of the union address on tuesday, the growing drone drama, and plus the buzz over potential presidential contender chris christie's waste line. don't miss "this week" this morning at abc7. a controversial contest to see who can till the most coyotes is underway. the contest went ahead of a opponent failed to get the state fish and wildlife commission to stop t animal advocates saying the hunt is inhumane. but backers say coyotes are responsible for about $4 million
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worth of livestock losses each year. a capacity crowd filled at&t park for the giants annual fan fest yesterday. [cheers and applause] >> more than 42,000 people showed up. the world series champs met with the fans, they signed autographs for them. there was also a chance to go behind the scenes to places like the giants clubhouse, which are normally off-limits to the public. >> this is my third year running. i feel like it's official to become a tradition now. i will be here for the rest of my life time. >> we've had a lot of player sightings, which is fun. just to be a part of the support stempniak for our favorite team. >> to ease congestion the organizers displayed the 2012 and 2010 world series frofies at the trophy pavilion at pir48.
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they start spring training in arizona tuesday. the weather was beautiful there. >> yes. emeryville certainly dark. the sun coming up at 7:05. temperatures are cold this morning. certainly frosty in the north bay and our east bay dropping through the mid-30s, as well. we will talk about even a warmer afternoon today and those spring-like temperatures when we return. >> thank you, lisa. also next, bill murray always a crowd-pleaser, entertaining fans with his swing and his antics. mike shumann has the third-round highlights of the at&t pebble beach pro-am
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it's much nor complicated than it looked. scientists spent several days trying to figure out how to drill the perfect hole. they accomplished it on friday. the hole 2 1/2 inches deep. they are transferring the prouder to curiosity's laboratory. they will discover the powder's chemical makeup in an attempt to determine what kind of life existed on marchs and is there water there. 2012 was a good years for nintners in california. last year was the largest crop on record. average grape sold for 25% more than 2511. premium grapes grown in napa fetch more than $3,500.00 a ton. it means wine growers saw $515 million more in 2012 than 2011. however, analysts believe this year's crop won't be nearly as strong. but whatever they come up with, we will be willing to test it
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out, right, lisa? >> yes, sure. why not? >> and the sunny days make you think of kind of relaxing and enjoying that. and we will have many more days like that. in fact the warmest temperatures toward the end of the work week. we head outside right now. it's cool out there. in fact, much, much colder in the north bay valleys. as much as 12 to 14 degrees coaler. here's a live look from july they are people. contra costa county, about 1900 feet up. look out over the east bay. 7:05 is the official sunrise. 10 hours, 35 minutes of date. we are on our way to another beautiful day. we are starting out colder and end up warmer. a couple reasons for that. live doppler 7hd not picking up anything in the way of cloud cover. it is certainly frosty in parts of the north bay, even the peninsula and the east bay as numbers drop right around freezing. so right now we are at 28 degrees in napa, 32 in santa rosa. upper 30s in oakland.
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our friends in the east bay from livermore, 31. 35 in concord and just as cool as we were yesterday in san jose at 36. 34 in los gatos. 34 on the coast, though around half moon bay and 32 in watsonville. this morning the big changes come in the north bay as much as 11 degrees colder in napa. and by the delta. elsewhere, san francisco and oakland, certainly cooler. we are looking at some changes tonight as our winds pick up. we will get into an offshore flow. so perhaps some of these colder readings will be offset and we will see some warmer temperatures tonight. but overall we are going to stick with these chilly evenings and the warmer, sunnier days. cold temperatures and the frost as you head on out this morning and we will look for a sunny day today with the winds increasing. the hills in the north and east bay by the late afternoon. the evening hours. and that will allow for some pretty gusty winds but we are looking at our warming trend continuing on track right through the middle of the week.
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cold, high pressure and the northerly flow continues today and that's allowing for the cold start. the pressure sits offshore. as it continues to move closer to california, building eastward we will get into a little bit of warming. we are talking about numbers through the 60s climbing right to perhaps 70 around monterey, san benito county, right on through thursday. and by friday looks like our ridge begins to break down. still looking dry. 58 in fresno. look for 35 this afternoon in tahoe. so not much warming there starting out at about 7 this morning. 63 in sacramento. so east of us is warming up a little bit. 58, a couple degrees warmer today in san francisco with 61 in santa rosa. look for low 60s south end of the bay. 58 livermore. by the monterey bay we are looking at 60 santa cruz, 61 salinas. pebble beach the other sunny and beautiful afternoon, starting out upper 30s to low 40s and by the afternoon mid-and upper
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50s. 4:00 you should see the numbers drop into the ower 50s. the look ahead, a slow warmup for the first part of the week but as we get to wednesday and thursday, more of a rapid warmup. you will notice very mild for valentine's day. as the ridge breaks down still no rain, just cooler temperatures. >> wow, and compared to what's going on back east, it's just crazy. >> yeah, yeah. >> all right. thank you, lisa. you talked about monterey and pebble boch. in sports this morning the final round of the at&t pebble beach national pro-am begins on the monterey peninsula. here's mike shumann to sell us which celebrities and pros made the cut in this morning's sports. good morning. let's tee it up at pebble beach. third round of the at&t national pro-am. the pros are trying to keep focus through six-hour rounds. phill mickelson had a rough day. slips on 18. he's okay. but 11 shots back after a triple
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bogey. and barton with the hole. for the second straight here murray will not play on sunday but he goes down fighting. knocks down a long birdie putt on ten. and like all actors gives some love to the camera. i could have done without that. and last year's champ, brandt snedeker, finished second. look at this i approach on eight. 6 feet. the great one, wayne gretzky, playing part of this weekend and justin johnson is dating gross ski's daughter. he makes the long birdie put. and snedeker again. shot 4-under 68. sixth in landing number nine. he will tap it in for another birdie. some of these celebrities know how to play. check out andy garcia. shot on the par-317. gets a nice bounce. look at this. tis although rolls to the cup. three inches short. i'll give him that putt. 49 head coach jim harbaugh still
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competing despite losing in the super bowl. 30-footer, nails it. he's going to play today. tied for 8. for back of amateur leader tony romo. the leaderboard, brandt snedeker and rookie james hahn tied at 12-under. hahn at 66. everyone plays pebble today as we look for the 2013 champion. the warriors all of a sudden can't win on the road. leaved by dallas ending a four-game trip and they lose all four. defense seems to be optional. this is their fourth game in five nights and it got ugly. one highlights to show you. jefferson, only five points. but this jam was nice. o. j. mayo catches golden state napping. goes between defenders, lays it in. he had 19 on the night. david lee, three of the warriors 15 turnovers. shawn marion obliges. 2 of his 26. warriors trail by 26 at the half. mavericks just having fun in the second half, nice pass to go mayo for the finish. golden state shot 38% from the
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field them drop all four games on the road trip. 116-91, the final. sharks hosting the coyotes. this game was all about the goalies. antti niemi, 41 saves. golf saves on torres. 33 saves rock justin braun in the third. game went to shootout. he stopped james sheppard heard. fourth shutout of the year for smith and niemi gave up two goals. sharks lose their fourth straight 1-0 in a shootout. >> we have to bear down. we have some good players who can score goals. we have to bear down when we are around the net. continue to shoot pucks and get people in front and it will go in for us. >> i thought it was a hell of a game. both teams played hard. both teams played very well defensively. there were many opportunities given up. i thought we generated enough to have a chance to win. >> all right. final round at pebble beach tonight at 5:00. i'm mike shumann.
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have a great day. >> coming up next, digging out. the effects of that huge blizzard in the northeast that dumped massive amounts of snow from new jersey to main. >> i'm nannette her an da in sacramento. there were a package of gun control bills that includes banning weapons with attached magazines. magazines. the ten measures are a top [ female announcer ] coffee-mate natural bliss.
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>> this morning the alameda county sheriff's office is asking for your help in finding a 73-year-old hayward man who wandered away from his home yesterday afternoon. a silver alert has been issued for robert berg, described as 5'2", 136 pounds. mr. berg suffers from early on set dementia. he was last seen walking from his home at 600 block of hampton road wearing a faded black sweatshirt and an orange hat. this weekend's hurricane force nor'easter has now moved out to sea after causing five deaths and leaving behind a swath of destruction. abc's marcie gonzalez road out the storm in boston. >> mountains of snow block streets and homes. hundreds of thousands are still without power. the messy aftermath of the howling storm that swept through the northeast. the massive storm impacted more than 40 million people. >> does it look like a hurricane
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eye? it certainly does, as this storm pulls away from the coastline. the central pressure is low enough to be kind of similar to a category one hurricane. >> the monster nor'easter carried with it hurricane force winds, up to 80 miles an hour, whipping up tides, bringing the ocean lapping against houses. damage and rescues in coastal communities as the snow, more than three feet in some areas, reeked havoc in other parts of the northeast. >> never, ever. they can pay me as much as i want and i will never to it again. >> roads still closed. many flights still gunned. a frustrating day for some, a heartbreaking day for others. the storm being blamed for at least five deaths, including a twelve-year-old in boston, overcome by carbon monoxide fumes as their father tried to big their car out of the snow. >> i'm assuming he got cold and
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sat in the car as his father tried to dig out and then the father was yelling he's not breathing, he's not breathing. >> mass transit is still shutdown. marcie gonzalez, abc news, boston. >> air travel is struggling to get back on track this morning. that storm caused thousands of flight cancellations nationwide this weekend. 23 flights were cancelled at sfo yesterday. most arriving flights from the northeast. there were no delays out of oakland or san jose. to check on the status of your flight anytime, you can use our flight tracker on abc7news.com. a test flight of the 787 dreamliner has proven to be uneventful. the faa allowed yesterday's tests so bogey could check the inflate performance of the aircraft lithium ion batteries. those batteries have been at the issue of several issues, including the fire which led the faa to ground the entire
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dreamliner fleet >> gun violence is at the top of the flowers some california lawmakers who want this state to have the toughest gun laws in the country. capital correspondent nannette miranda has more from sacramento. 50 shots fired in a span of 30 seconds. the police chief of one of california's violent cities says he needs help getting guns off his streets. >> i live a mile away from that intersection. so i can tell you firsthand this is a quality of life issue. >> to help local cities, senate democrats unveiled a package of ten bills that will be top priority this session, needing only a majority vote. in recent weeks they have talked up requiring a permit to purchase ammunition and seizing weapons from people who aren't supposed to have them. but they also now want to ban detachable magazines completely, change the definition of an illegal shotgun to include the new technology of a
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shotgun-rifle combination and require all guns to be registered with the state, closing current gaps. >> we need to lead the way. new york has stepped up and stepped forward. california needs to answer the call. >> a lot of these bills are infringements of the second amendment. >> but gun owners say the proposals wouldn't is stopped massacres like sandy hook had they been enacted. >> what would stop the killers is somebody who would be lawful carrying with a ccw, a concealed weapons weapons permit. >> many see the proposal as a step in the right direction. >> it is so awful to lose your child and to lose them in this way that many of us know we have to work on sparing other parents of going through that. >> the assembly has been busy, too, with more gun control bills. latest measures requires gun owntories buy liability insurance. in contact men toe, nannette
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miranda, abc7 news. >> a gun show continues today in vallejo after it drew huge crowds yesterday. organizers say the turnout was a lot bigger than anticipated but not surprising. the operators of this show say new legislation being pushed by gun control advocates only drives customers to stock up on weapons and ammunition that might not be available in the future. it is the first of four gun shows scheduled in vallejo over the next six months. in about 30 minutes a report commissioned by the family of late penn state head coach joe paterno is due to be released. his widow, sue paterno, said he was a moral, disciplined man, who never twisted the truth. today's report is the family's response to the investigation by former fbi director loui frie that accused paterno of covering up the sex abuse scandal that involved his former assistant coach jerry sandusky. that led to his firing in 2011.
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sandusky was sentenced to prison after being convicted of 45 counts of sex abuse. katie couric will have an interview with sue paterno tomorrow on "katie" only at abc7. san francisco taxpayers could end upholding the bag for millions of dollars to put on america's cup six months from now. according to "the chronicle," fundraising efforts to cover an estimated $34 million in police, cleanup and transportation costs are falling far short. so far just $14 million have been raised, which could saddle taxpayers with paying the remaining $20 million. the event was originally supposed to bring in $300 million to the city. butt it has been down sized from 12 international teams to just three, and that has dried up corporate sponsorship of the event. today marks the beginning of the year of the snake.
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♪ >> yesterday san francisco kicked off its chinese new year's celebration necessary the financial district. you see mayor ed lee taking part in the year of the serpent eye dotting ceremony. a martial arts demonstration by a team at the westfield center round out the celebrations. in beijing fireworks lit up the night sky for the beginning of the chinese new year. this is traditionally a time for fireworks displays, and generous banquets but this year the authorities asked the public to set off fewer fireworks because there is a lot of pollution in the sky there. coming up next is the sixth time the charm? the grammy awards is tonight and a bay area teacher is nominated again. what is behind his nomination as a teacher and a musician? and here's a live look from our roof cam showing you the
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embarcadero, the ferry building this the background. nice weather on tap today. lisa argen will have your forecast in just a few minutes.
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a teacher at city college of san francisco has been nominated. it's not his first time either. this is greg landow's sixth nomination. he said his inspiration to include cultural music comes from teaching latin american studies. abc reporter lyanne melendez has his story. >> greg is a city college teacher who is drawn to the music of veracruz in mexico. >> it means a party. 6-8 rhythm. ♪ >> some of the african elements, some of the hybrid elements, mixing spanish, african indigenous music styles. >> he performed the song by the group. it was good enough to earn him a grammy nomination in the category of best mexican
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regional music. it's his sixth come nation. >> none of hi productions have won, but we feel it's an honor to be nominated, especially since all of independent production with virtually no budget. >> he says there are other rewards. he uses his knowledge of music to teach students about the history, culture and art of latin america. he points out all of those elements are embedded in this mural by mexican artist at city college. >> and the music is a reflection of that. a way of honoring ancestors and tradition. the same way this mural looks at the fusion and the way these cultures come together. >> this weekend he heads to hollywood, hoping his sixth grammy nomination is the charm. ♪ at city college of san francisco, leeann melendez, abc7 news. don't forget this year's oscars are just two weeks away. abc7 is the only place to watch. you can start getting ready for
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the big event with our official oscars app. check out the my pics feature to keep track of your favorites. it's available for the i-phone, ipad, android and kindle fire. i have been trying to watch as many of the movies as i can so i am ready for oscar night. >> just around the corner. not much great movie watching weather. we have plenty of the sunny, dry days ahead. we will warm up day-to-day. here is downtown where numbers are in the mid-40s. later on today upper 50s. a couple of degrees of warming despite our frosty start. i'll explain coming up. >> also ahead, caring for or
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>> winter is usually a slow time for a wildlife rescue center at
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lake tahoe, but this year is different. the center has more orphan black bear cubs than ever before. the good news is they are all healthy and will be returned to the wild. abc7 news anchor dan ashley gives as you look at what it takes to give a baby bear a second chance at life. >> you may remember these little guys. we showed them to you last summer when they were confiscated in nevada county, taken from a man who was trying to sell them. this little cub was found near alpine med dose ski resort. her mother was illegally killed by hunters using dogs. >> she was hungry, she was cold. she had been hit by a car at that time and was slightly limping. >> in the wild these bear cubs would die without their mothers. instead they ended up here at lake tahoe wildlife care. this is also cheryl's home. they take care of all kinds of animals but right now they have their hands full with bears. the center gets an average of four cubs a year, but on this day there are ten.
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seven are high better nateing, snug he would in these building in the backyard. live cameras show them snoozing peacefully. >> which is good. >> the other cubs are very much awake in this cage and it's almost feeding time. first cheryl cleans up the floor. the cubs peak down from the platform at the top of the cage. >> bears are more afraid of us than we are of him. they have a fear of humans naturally. we want to keep that fear. >> the cubs stay up on the flat form as long as people are around. >> they came in at 11, 12 and 20 pounds. if we put them into hibernation it probably would have killed them because they are not big enough. >> now they are twice that size but still too small to high better nate. this is the only certified bear rehabilitation facility in california. that requires a lot of no-how and cages lined with chain link because bears are good climbers. >> they use both their teeth and their claws. they are just -- they are remarkable. >> cubs are brought here from
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all over the state. the most famous patient was lil smoky, whose paws were burned in a forest fire. they get help from a team of volunteers, including a veterinarian. they have cared for 53 cubs since the year 2000. >> it's good. >> when the cubs are not hibernating they go through huge buckets of fruits and vegetables, carefully prepared every day. >> the ten bears, it costs us $800 a week to feed them. you can't feed them garbage. you have to feed them the proper food. >> the food is scattered on the cage floor. then live cameras in the office show the cubs coming down to eat. >> they are gaining wait perfect so they can be released probably in april. >> in california it is illegal to shoot a mother bear who has cubs, and starting january 1st a new state law made it illegal to use dogs to hunt bears. animal lovers hope that will mean fewer mother bears shot by mistake and fewer cubs left at orphans. lake tahoe wild care and the
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bear league are nonprofits. they rely completely on private donations. so if you would like to help he with have lynx at abc7news.com. click on "see it on tv." want to know the weather in lisa argen is here right now to talk about it. >> this morning very cold in the sierra nevada. we have single digits there. >> wow. >> 7. yeah. colder in the north bay. as we head outside from emeryville right now, temperatures in the east bay valleys dropped to near freezing yesterday. once again on your way to concord and livermore. overnight tonight a little mixing in the upper layers of the atmosphere. a northeast wind will bring the temperatures to be a little milder. but overall it's definitely a cold night and the sunny, mild afternoon on tap for the next several days. live doppler 7hd this morning. mount saint helena a sweep. it's been very quiet. we have the third guyest january on record. once again we are starting out with very.
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>> cloud cover, no fog to speak of, and temperatures with the lower dewpoints dropping this morning. our north bay valleys, 28 degrees in napa. 32 for you in livermore, as well as novato and mid-40s san francisco, the warm spot. look at the coast. 44 half moon bay. san jose you were 35 yesterday, 36 this morning. still a couple of hours to drop even more so. 32 in watsonville with gilroy at 31 degrees. so with those calm winds certainly 13 degrees colder in novato with 2 degrees warmer in fremont. the east ba i and south bay about the same. but colder conditions from livermore towards fairfield this morning. so as you head on out, bundle up. it's certainly chilly with that patchy frost north and east bay. sunny today. the winds picking up in our north and east bay hills throughout the evening tonight and then by tomorrow they begin to subside. if you are taking that bike ride this afternoon, it should be fine. a light northeast wind.
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plenty of sunshine. a gradual warming trend. starting out slow to begin the week, but by, say, tuesday and wednesday,we will certainly see the numbers bump up significantly. so still caught in this dry, northerly flow with high pressure offshore. as it continues to build on in to the eastern pacific, then we will get our warming day to take. and today even though we are starting out so cold, we are looking at temperatures about two degrees warmer than yesterday. but the week ahead featuring the high, blocking any storm systems from moving into the bay area and also allowing for the warming trend under the ridge as it sinks and warms the air. temperatures today still in the warming up from chico to. sacramento in the low 60s with los angeles out of the 50s. it was certainly chilly yesterday. back home still 50s on the coast with 57 half moon bay, but low 60s from napa to san jose.
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58 livermore. down by the monterey bay it's been cold with numbers below freezing. still upper 50s and plenty of sunshine for the pebble beach pro-am today with numbers once again at the coast in the mid-50s and our look ahead featuring the chilly nights. tonight, though, a little breeze playoff set some of that frost. we will look for the numbers to warm through the mid-60s tuesday, wednesday. looks like valentine's day and friday one of the -- a couple of the warmer days around the bay. then we look for the religion to break down, meaning we will get back into some cooler air. >> but mow rain? >> no rain. it looks dry. >> all right. thank you, lisa. coming up next, valentine's day just a few days away. we will show you a different way people are celebrating today in people are celebrating today in [ male announcer ] with citibank it's easy for jay
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new look on the boxes. there's also a cookie finder app to help you track down your favorite. new this morning, valentine's day is thursday, but what is now a prevalentine's day tradition is being held in the south bay today. the annual feathers of fury pillow fight is being held at noon in san jose. the organizer's website says it will be in front of the museum of art at the so-called circle of trees. each weekend before valentine's day a flash mob goes at it somewhere in the bay area. the huge pillow fight creates quite a mess, so if you plan to take part today, organizers say please bring trash bags to help clean up afterwards. next at six, we continue to follow developing news in southern california. the new evidence and the new video of accused cop killer christopher dorner. and the new tool in the fight against escalating violence in oakland.
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>> good morning, everyone. thanks nor joining us on this sunday, february 10th. i'm carolyn tyler. >> let's start with a quick first look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, everyone. it's freezing in parts of the bay. temperatures here in the mid-40s. downtown not bad. comfortable. elsewhere in the 30s to near upper 20s in napa. also we are dropping quickly in the livermore valley, so it's very little wind and lower dewpoints. we are talking about numbers ranging from the upper 20s in our north and east bay valleys to the mid-40s around the bay. this afternoon it will be cool at our coast once again. mid-50s. a light northeast wind will allow for temperatures to warm into the lower 60s around the bay. so that should bring us up about 2 degrees today. this evening some chilly numbers dropping through the 50s although northeast winds will be picking you up and the offshore winds will allow for gusty breeze ms. the north

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