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get the same thing cloud cover. the a az taking on the white sox. temperatures near 70 for game time. uf index will be ten for the east bay and ten for the north bay. keep reapplying that sunscreen. ihave the seven day forecast in a bit. police are veging a shooting in east oakland where one person was shot and a child as well. here is what happened. this morning it is not yet clear whether sit the child who is in
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critical condition. two had been victims of crime or witnessed a crime and one said they had a gunpointed at them a few others said yes to the question of whether they think police officers lied. he was von convicted of involuntary manslaughter. the 80 oak lan police officers who were laid off a week ago will be back on the job job working for free. if they don't walk a beat for 60 days in a row they would have to
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go through 130 hours of retraining when the department is in a position to rehire. the department hopes to have them back on the street. some fire stations may be shutting their doors. they will go five neighborhoods that may be affected when the station is shut down. because of budget cuts the department will lose seven cousin firefighters. >> lart ache and healing. the father of a boy mauled to death says that his stepfather deserves forgiveness. michael said that no one ever meant for the 2-year-old to walk into the garage where three pit bulls were waiting. >> i know for a fact that my father loves my son. and i know for a fact that it
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was an accident. >> in a tearful jailhouse interview, steven says that he takes the blame for his step grandson's death. he said he thought pit bulls could be good pets. felony child endangerment. both felonies. he is being held on $120,000 bail. and the three signs. also hundreds of kids will hit the soccer field at community park for a week tournament. police are reassuring parents that they will be safe and they swroent to worry about pipe bombs there.
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the bomb squad was called tout detonate the device. >> it makes me nervous and you wonder what people are thinking. especially because it is just families all day every day. >> officers combed the park to make sure that no other pipe bombs are around. it is possible that -- doubling up to fight crimes. starting today. the new rule won't save much money if any. last week the tent suspended its canine for 90 days because of budget cuts. a fighter pilot pulls off a narrow escape from a fiery crash and you can see the dramatic
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video more of it for yourself just ahead. and facebook fraud. even if you don't use facebook, you could be a victim. stick around for that story.
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top military leaders are under fire for allegedly buying and down loading child porn. a federal investigation has been going on for years and the pentagon released 00 pages of report reports the report includes more than a dozen californians. it is impossible to know the scope of that investigation since nearly all names in the report were blacked out. some have been prosecuted while others are in limbo and some cases have been dropped. a pilot is recovering after ejecting just moments before it crashed and is burst into
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flames. this is a practice run for an air show. witnesses saw the fighter jet going back and forth before diving to the ground. in one on the ground was hurt. a mere kl that that pilot made it out. this morning we are hearing from some of the drivers that called 911 after the deadly greyhound crash. >> you really can't see it. everybody behind me swerved at the last minute. >> we have offers en rout. >> the bus crashed around 2:00 in the morning. csp said 19-year-old flipped the
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suv after making an abrupt turn across two lanes. toxicology tests are pending. four casters say the left overs could strengthen again as it moves over the gulf of mexico. nbc bay area has the latest. >> now the weight and worry intensifies as bonn any moves closer to gulf shores. >> after katrina you learn to just move your stuff. >> not expected to be strong enough to cause coastal damage but enough to force evacuations at the well site miles of boom
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also has to go. robotic vehicles with cameras monitoring a well cap, a seal that has been holding back the oil for more than a week. a decision to cap will stay. >> there is enough well integrity to allow us. but ramping back up hope to permanently sale the rig could be delayed by close to two weeks. residents now more uncertainty as the second named storm of the season heads their way. actress zsa zsa gabor is in critical condition. she suffered a kconcussion as well and she is is no longer
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able to communicate. have you posted anything on your wall recently? social networking sites have ner been more popular. you don't have to be a member to be a victim. >> her face, her name, her friends hijacked by a cyber hacker. >> and i get a text from my girlfriend neighbor who says i am talking to you on facebook right now. >> problem is -- >> i don't have a facebook account. >> tieian was running in the race for women when she got that message from her neighbor. a few minutes later more friends are calling and asking if she is okay because they just read her e-mail. >> it is said i was traveling in
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london with my family and is we were robbed at gunpoint. >> but that wasn't true. she was here running the race. >> so the hacker got into your folders, stole a photo and is made a face book page and pretended to be you? >> exactly. >> then he sent out a phoney message to all the people in her yahoo address book. a lot of her friends fell for it and were ready to wire money this type of identity theft is is called social engineering. >> you can pretend to be some other person. >> she says with so much. >> more believable you are, when you are feeling that person's identity, you are taking over
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their identity, the more successful you will be. she shut down her facebook and yahoo account within weeks. >> i think i down loaded a worm and someone monitored my key strokes for a week. experts say you should change your password regularly and never give out your personal
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information. >> this could give apple sometime to put out the pesky antenna issue as well. the union wants a 3% pay raise. members plan to vote on whether to authorize that strike on sunday but they do strike several movies as well as 20 tv shows could be affected. coming up next, whale gone wild. an up close and personal enco t
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good morning again. hope you enjoy a nice steamy cup of coffee this morning. this is part of the route for the san francisco marathon. we will be talking about that more tomorrow. if you are out for a jog, it will be a nice morning for that. >> kpakly. >> a little bit of cloud cover, but sunshine this afternoon. i love the morpings. you toent really heat up that much. you have got the sunscreen going.
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headlights are on. you have got cloud cover. is and also the distance would be the hills. as we go through the morning hours we have got 50s. those are be quick to sunniville and the rest of the bay area. the wind, not really pushing things out of here just yet. three to seven miles per hour. winds about 20 miles per hour. yesterday winds were closer to 25. we have got monsoon going on. it happens this time of year. they get the afternoon. if you are headed and we have a
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little feature just off the coast. keeping us on the mild side. that will help to pick up some of the moisture and maybe bring some of it close to the north bay. the a's taking on the white sox. yesterday you were able to bring your dogs. uf index is at 10. consider it very high. but temperatures in those inland spots are very close to average for this time of year.
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look at the north end of the bay. you have got a lot going on. gill roy in the mid 80s. i keep talking about that. it is the garlic capital of the world. anything garlic it all goes. and typically we get 100 degree readings. but this year not so much the case. just lots of 80s. lots of mints to go with the garlic. your co-workers will know if you were spending your weekend at the garlic festival. look at the cool down by tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. this morning you are getting a first-hand look up and close
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and personal. you might have is seen the snap picture this week. this is the video. the whale jumps on to the yacht this week. the couple on board never imagined that the whale would get close enough to touch them let alone snap their mast like a toost pick. the whole thing was filmed by people on another boat. they were also whale watching. the boat did have some serious damage. what are the chances? coming up next on the bay area saturday, this tentacled creature, is it a star fish? the octopus is inking a hollywood deal. the d-backs feeling very chartable and the giants capitalize. and kurt suzuki gets a new contract.
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the world cup celebrity octopus is about to cash in. paul has an agent and he will be using his name to help endangered turtles in greece. he correctly predicted the outcome of all of the games. the giants continued their second half dominance with a win over the diamondbacks. >> good morning, everyone. what does it take for a team to keep a hot streak going? hitting, pitching, and a little luck. >> let's start with the pitching. allowing just one run in five innings. as for the hitting, a solo shot that night. second homer of the evening.
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third multihomer game of the season. but the d-backs would take the lead. the giants win 7-4. they have now taken 13 of the last 16 games. and don't miss our next edition of the giants house. plus the panda and his brother both are giants. and is later today at 6:30. and winning seven of their last eight games, think how good it can be if trevor had his
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chance. plenty of furry friends. it was dog night at the coliseum. the as are 4-0. man's best horse. bottom 7. a's mount a come-back. dropping a double in deep right. he takes the loss as the a's fall. but the big winner was the athletics. now the deal also through the fifth year that has a vesting option based on how many games he plays. it can bump the contract value between 25 and $26 million.
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fwoom. taking a live look at san francisco. some of the lining of the route of the san fran is is co-marathon. folks will be taking off on 6.2 miles tomorrow morning. >> with. >> let's sign up for the next one. we will do half marathon. this afternoon, 60s and 70s at the beaches. by the time we get to 5:00 p.m. we have 80s in the other spots. you know.
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pit bulls are often in the bull's eye for vicious and aggressive behavior but no matter the breed and size, any dogs can become a danger. we talked about three key things that every dog owner needs to do to keep everyone safe. >> sit. good boy. thank you. >> josh turned to a dog trainer three weeks ago after protect e protectiveness turned to aggression. >> it was out of control. we couldn't stop him from being aggressive. >> the border collie mix needed to learn to adjust to his new rule in the family after the arrival of baby sander. we absolutely zoent want him to ever harm xander. obviously the baby comes first. >> down. >> good. now drop the leash. >> this dog trainer says people
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have to understand three things. >> understand the dog's temperament and be able to read the dog's body language and have the dog socialized correctly. >> owners need to know what makes their dogs tick. dogs need outlet's for their energy. owners should watch for dominant behavior from the dogs. >> dogs live in a pack structure and it needs to recognize that it is the lowe esest level of p at home. >> and the potential for one aggressive animal to set off the other. >> you need to recognize it and address the issue. he is desensitized to the kid. >> so far the training is
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working. calmer and less aggressive on track to becoming boy's best friend. >> i would like to see them become best friends. >> dog experts say it is critical to exercise their dog. every situation involving a dog attack, there are always warning signs. and a massacre that has police stumped. we will tell youut aew incentive.
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26-year-old travis eugenetueugene churchill is charged with one count of felony arson.
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no one was hurt. and a $2,000 reward to catch a serial tree killer. trees have been chopped, yanks out of the ground or hd their roots sliced since may. no one seems to have any idea who did it or why. >> it doesn't look to me like it was done by hand. it's a very smooth cut and relatively little saw des. >> pretty different for them as well. a woman and her son helped police snag three 15-year-old suspect suspects the woman was home and
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is saw two of them through a window. still ahead on the bay area saturday, a different kind of drivers ed. a very hungry bear takes a late night joyride and we have the pictures to prove it. >> happy saturday. we look ahead at weekend weather. we will start off with a live shot. [ son ] i'm a good son. dependable. i call my mom every week.
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i even bought her a computer with my new citi forward card. then one day... have you seen this? she "friended" me. there's a whole album. [ laughs ] [ groans ] and started posting pictures. ♪ and tagging me. publicly. [ male announcer ] you ought to be rewarded for being dependable. the citi forward card gives you extra points
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for paying your bill on time and staying within your credit limit. [ woman ] nice tights. what's your story? the citi forward card can help you write it. one colorado teenager is now without a ride. chris reports. >> we have been out here for 17 years. >> who knows.
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>> and this story starts with a noise. a curious noise. loud enough for some, not loud enough for 17-year-old ben story. becky heard her mom yell. >> she said yet up, get up. >> the car is gone. ben's toyota. >> my dad's going kill me. my car is gone. he said it was stolen. >> his car gone and then they saw it down there and then they saw him in ben's car and he was angry. really angry. >> look in the car and there is a huge bear sitting in the front seat. >> it was a big bear. in a little car like that it looked funny. >> he couldn't get out. >> how did a bear get in there
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leaving behind his hair? they don't call him the stories for nothing. >> i guess he smelled a peanut butter san witch. >> he opened the back door and climbed right in. >> so he was trapped. >> rolled down the hill. >> it kind of sucks. >> ben's toyota was trashed. and a reminder of what bears normally do in the woods. >> he left me a nice present. >> the car is is totalled, the stereo is missing, the dash thrashed. >> ben's story will tell you any story that starts with a carelessly placed peanut putter sandwich that story might not end the way you thought it would. >> we now have is something to put on our christmas letter.
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>> the bears are all coming down and it's time to eat. >> populations are down, too. >> we have a chance for showers and thunderstorms. a lot of people are going camping and hiking. is sunshine starts to break out. same stories. mist and haze as we look over.
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new mexico and four corners region started to come up. we do have the chance for the showers and thunderstorms if you are going the be there. then a little bit of cooler air. pushing the sea breeze closer to us. watch for a couple scattered showers and thundershowers and maybe thunder tomorrow. the a's game tonight taking on the white sox near 70 degrees. that's very high. 90s today. some 80s for most of sonoma and nap pa county. 70s and 80s. the garlic festival, sunny and
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mid 80s there. 7 day forecast a couple of 80s in the warm spot and then monday and tuesday the sea breeze returns and we start to cool off a little bit more. as the temperatures inland have been cooler than average as we go through neck week as well. and i started doing this again. look at that. that is a smooch. that is holly giving her dad a kiss last father's day. isn't that so sweet? and then holly has been getting on the treadmill, taking it easy, trying to get back into shape. i love that little cat, oreo. and proud parents of lady here, an english mastiff and a great dane mix. send your pictures. look at that face. what a great day to take your dog out to a nice little walk.
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>> we appreciate it. >> it is so hot on their paws sometimes. >> still ahead. charity work is is going new heights today. we go over the edge for a gravity defieing stunt like none other.> d stinky tradition gets ready to rock your senses this weekend.
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is. good morning to you. a little bit of fog to start the day. wherever you are you will likely have sunshine by later this afternoon and that's a gootd thing in san fran is sis co-where dozens of people will repel 38 stories. they are raising money to help the special olympics athletes. about 100 people have signed up for the drop. you can see a hand full of daredevils attempted yesterday as ap preview.
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and the garlic festival returns today. >> i love garlic so i am going to keep eating it. >> later on i will be getting the scampi and followed up for dessert i will get pepper steak. >> and pepto? >> you don't need it. it's not only a great time but also a big money draw that does more than line peoples' pockets. if you have noticed cleaner streets, you are not alone. a crew spends mornings and
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nights putting a sparkle in. no matter the hour or the mess, you will always find a ground team worth the mess. >> this team gets extremely busy at nighttime and people do what they want. and some mornings the sidewalk is not the greatest. they are here to clean it up. >> pays roughly $600 a year. plus anderson might get a tasty ambassador to drek visitors to her shop. >> i am helping people what's going -- >> cleaner, safer people will come. you will have more business.
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people will feel safe. >> the safety ambassadors alert police when they see taggers in action and they alert them to kindly find another spot. >> we ask them to move. if not we tell them this person is loitering ask they will send a police officer down. >> a service designed to get more people to shop and is visit downtown. nbc bay area news. > . independent and family farms will be futured. and we will be right back. we have our pet of the week, walter. th my mercury moment came when i got caught in this insane dust storm
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finally this morning we have special guests from pets in need. salt and pepper, right? >> that's right. he is a little peach mix around nine years old but that has not slowed him down. he is very active and he is loving and a great little dog. >> you guys have a lot of awesome dogs there. in the weeks following that fatal dog mauling, folks will feel uneasy but you try to screen out that type of behavior? >> we do and we with recommend training. >> okay. pets in need.org is the website. if you want to find out more just log on. we hope you find a nice good home. thank you for helping us get our day started this morning. we look forward to being back
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with you tomorrow morning. next news is tonight at 5:00. have a great day.
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