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Reporter back to you. Reporter the minimum waeupbl is 8 an hour in california. Workers are paid based on whatever rate is higher. Right now there is a bill in congress proposing to raise the federal minimum wage from seven. 25 an hour to 10. 10 an hour. For the first time in nearly 3 months gas prices dipped just a little. Six cents in the last two weeks. Nationwide the average for a gallon of unleaded is three. 74. According to gasbuddy. Com the average in San Francisco is 4. 15 a gallon. In oakland, 4. 11. The lowest average gas price in california is at sacramento at 4. 02 a gallon. An Animal Sanctuary reopened after killing a 24 yearold intern. The privately run cat haven observed a moment of silence at noon for diana hansen. She was attacked by a male lion last wednesday. The animal was shot to death by the sheriff deputy. The founder says the park is opening to visitors with a consent on hansens parents. The staff could care for the other 29 wildcats. It is important for us to re
Who share your values. For our free usaa retirement guide, call 877242usaa. Steve watch the big show tomorrow and see history live because we will have the very latest from the papal conclave in vatican city. Gretchen we might have a pope by then. Well watch for the smoke later on this afternoon. Have a fantastic a afternoon. Log on for the after the show show. More with our choir live. Steve so long, everybody. Bill the world is watching. Were all waiting. A look at the vatican live. 115 cardinals filing in the historic sistine chapel, officially starting the process of selecting the next leader of the worlds 1. 2 billion catholics. Screen right is the chim my camera where the cardinals start the day off with a mass at st. Peters. Later we might get the very first sign a vote has taken place out of that chimney on the right on top of the sistine chapel. A lot more to talk about. A look at the possible frontrunner. Huge day on capitol hill for all of our future here. Were awaiting deta
Remember the size of the group and the normal process. We are here waiting with a very good spirit among everyone that is here. The last time a pope was chosen in three ballots was at start of world war ii. The cardinals are at lunch and voting resumes in two hours and the next time we could see smoke is at 9 30 a. M. And if no pope is chosen, the final opportunity to see smoke today should be around 11 a. M. Our time. We will watch. Stay with abc7 news for the latest news from vatican city, and we will break in to programming when a new pope is elected. At 6 30 we will go live to rome for an update on the conclave. In novato a fatal accident we have been reporting all morning, c. H. P. Is still on the scene of a deadly crash on northbound 101 near san antonio road, a lane remains closed northbound and crews are trying to remove a green pickup that overturned around 2 00 this morning and investigators say the driver died at the scene and three passengers were taken to the hospital with
All right, thanks so much for joining us. That is all for early start. Im john berman. And im zoraida sambolin. Starting point starts right now. Our starting point this morning its black smoke and that means no smoke. Black smoke billowing from the chimney at the Sistine Chapel. Happened minutes ago. That means cardinals have not yet picked a pope. But could we see white smoke a little bit later today . Were live in rome and at the vatican for you this morning. Then an intense manhunt is over. Police have a man in custody. Hes accused of murdering his grandparents. Right after they picked him up from prison. Well have developing details in just moments. Fire on the water. A tugboat hits a natural gas pipeline sending at least two to the hospital. Well have the details coming up. And imagine standing on a golf course, when an 18 foot hole opens up right beneath you. This really happened to a guy who was rescued by his friends. And better yet, he joins us live with the story. Its wednesd