Transcripts For KGO ABC7 News 400PM 20140225 : comparemela.c

Transcripts For KGO ABC7 News 400PM 20140225

The fire broke out around noon in a repair shop favored by luxor cabs. Six men escaped, mazing neighbors nearby. There was many explosions going on. Sounded like fire works going off, almost. Fire crews arrived almost immediately. Station nine is only doors away. But with smoke and flames, they went offensive immediately its been hard with flammable gases, and then, plus for tires and just the nature of it being a repair garage. Control, finally and a link of water pumping 5,000 gallons this, is the National Cab Company next door. Water threw their dispatcher into the street. Its not good for business, or anyone in San Francisco who fright might have needed a ride. In San Francisco, abc7 news viewers sent photos of the fire, you can see black smoke pouring from the building. You can see a pool of smoke here dominating the skyline a father thief killed during a street racing accident. Police are searching for one of the drivers insolved. Police say the car struck another vehicle. In that vehicle was a 31yearold ron bracket, and he was killed the truck took off. Coming up at 5 00 well talk to his loved ones who say theyre devastated by the sudden loss. A memorial today for two chp officers honoring the men for dedication to serving others hundreds of people attended the event at fresno state mark center for Juan Gonzales and brian law. Both died february 17th when their patrol car flipped they worked for chp offices in the bay area before transferring to fresno. Friends of the officers shared their memories. I remember his happiness when he was sworn n i told him, you did it man. Your dream came true. After working a full shift in oakland he drove eight hours straight to be at my wedding the next morning. He didnt have to do this. He said he wont miss my wedding for anything. Governor brown attended the service and the chp commissioner read a sympathy letter from 49ers coach jim harbaugh. Poisoned meat balls found in another San Francisco neighborhood, this time, outer richmond. Police recovered these tainted meat balls a block from ocean beach, this after Police Issued a warning more meat balls were found in twin peaks the meet balls contain rodent poison. One dog was killed last july by a laced meat ball. Police say hundreds of these meat balls have been found over the course of the last year. Services back to normal on bart today after crews removed wreckage of a derailed train over the weekend the investigation is beginning into what caused this problem. Another train ran off the tracks three years ago. Laura anthony is live in oakland with new details. Laura . Well, officially here, bart is saying it will be a few more days before there is a good idea of what happens on friday. We know that in addition to being in the same spot, fridays accident involved some of the same components that kaled in 2011. Its an emergency. Derail. Concord. The latest derailment in concord is in the same place where another train ran off the tracks three years ago. An interlocking device known as a frog may have failed or abc7 news learned investigators are looking at whether the wheel axels froze. Over the weekend the bart spokesman described how often the track gets inspected. Turns out the special track work is inspected in detail every three months and all tracks are inspected every two weeks. Besides bart, California Public Utilities Commission commission is investigating the accident. A process that could take up to a month. In oakland laura anthony, abc7 news. Were enjoying the last of the sunshine. Its gorgeous outside. That is about to change. Spencer christian is here with the accuweather forecast. Yes were smiling about that change the change in a big way. Another look at these spring like conditions. Sunny skies right now, and really mild conditions around the bay area. Check out blue skies over the bay area from our sutro camera. Over the bay, over San Francisco, current readings 64 here in San Francisco. Weve got 70s in oakland, redwood city and loss gat yoechls a cool 59 in half moon bay. How about this view of blue skies from mount tam looking towards ocean beach. Temperatures low to mid70s right now in santa rosa and this is our first forecast as we look over San Francisco international airport. Mainly clear skies in the evening hours, partly cloudy skies developing overnight and into Early Morning then, tomorrow afternoon, partly cloudy and mild, high temperatures from about 60 to near 70 inland by wednesday, this first of a series of storms will be moving into the bay area. Its going to be rainy, windy and raw just what we need ill have more on that a little bit later. You sound excited. Yes. Work resumed at the site where two carpenters were injured, falling 40 feet from a collapsed scaffolding at the site on mission and fremont streets a spokesperson says that scaffolding being lifted into place when it collapsed. One worker has been released and the other still in the hospital. But expected to make a full recovery. Here is a live look at the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza. Well learn this week when it will cost more to cross the span. Today, bridge officials recommended raising tolls the proposal calls for charging people that dont have fast track seven starting in april, then raising tolls by a quarter every year until the toll reaches eight in 2018. Fast track drivers would pay six going up to seven in 2018. Right now, paying five the committee will krt plan thursday. If aapproved the board will vote on the toll increase on friday. Protestors out today opposing legislation introduced by state senator mark leno forcing buyers to own a building for five years before evict being tenants the legislation would only apply to the city of San Francisco. The dalai lama made a visit to Santa Clara University today, he spoke about business and ethics he often wears a visor to shield eyes so his host quickly swapped the plain visor to that with the schools name. You can imagine how happy the Santa Clara University people were. His message to them as well as a soldout crowd this morning was spread compassion. The visit to Santa Clara University started with tibetan chanting. Setting the tone for a message of compassion for the 40,000 people. Compassion brings inner peace, mental comfort. And will bring us comfort. Since we have this mind in physical, we need both. The dalai lama came to teach that businesses must have the need to sprend kindness towards employees and customers were selfish. But be wise selfish, whether that foolish, short sided selfish. David gray is a professor of religion. Selfishness is perhaps a basic human trait f were wise about it, we can achieve benefit for ourselves and doing good in the world i think he would say it should apply to us at all levels. One student says she will be treating others differently Going Forward try to be putting in more efforts to be nicer to people. Even strangers because the smallest acts of kindness to influence someones day. Still head on abc7 news at 4 00 breakfast wars heating up with a new breakfast taco. Meeting a highway miracle baby who stopped breathing on a busy freeway. How little sebastian is doing. How his experience is spurring his parents to act. Supposed to be a safe option. A drug that could increase health risks for children. And Michael Finney is taking your questions and will answer them here live. You can contact michael on abc7 and on twitter. At 4 11 a will being at traffic in san jose. This is highway 87 guadalupe parkway. This is about jillian street exit the connection moving smoothly at this hour. Back with more on abc7 news at 4 turn around every now and then i get a little bit hungry and theres nothing really good around turn around every now and then i get a little bit tired of living off the taste of the air turn around, barry finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack and fiber so my wife wont give me any more flack i finally found the right snack if that is a man snoring and Surveillance Video from a home in passa deana. Those are the residents senatoring while a burglar is stealing beside them the family installed a camera. The video taken on the 19th. You can see emptying pants pockets trying to sneak from room to room. The family reminds neighbors to be vigilant. An investigation is ongoing. Rather bold thief there. Very bold. Say goodbye to milk mustache. After 20 years, the milk Processor Program says it needed a new hook to help declining sales. The new ad have tag line milk life. The Campaign Features ordinary people, highlighting the knew frigs trigsal benefits. Mcdonalds is looking to extend breakfast hours, currently it stops selling breakfast items at 10 30 in the morning. The chain says its challenging to serve lunch and breakfast because of limited kitchen space. And egg mcmuffin getting competition from waffle tacko are you ready . Taco bell throwing its sombrero in the fast food breakfast ring. Like mcdonalds, it is trying to attract people in their 20s and 30s they can wall it waco. I like it. I would bike a waco. We have an update on a 5monthold florida boy, recovering in hospital after receiving cpr from his aunt during a traffic jam. These are the photos. He stopped breathing while his aunt was driving on a gridlocked expressway. Another driver helped her perform cpr. His aunt and mother spoke to Good Morning America from the hospital today. It was very scary. I get emotional just thinking about it. Because he was purple. Me knowing, like, what that means is harder. Its very hard on me. Sebastian born prematurely and his mom says hes doing well and went more tests today sebastians aunt says theyll be getting recertified in cpr. Its beautiful outside were expecting storms this week. Yes. The rain is expected to arrive on wednesday, just two days from now. You can track it any time with the abc7 news weather app. The impending rain, spencer. Yes. Im going to start a campaign called got rain . Sunny skies right now, and if you see blue skies over the bay from our camera, view here, looking across embarcadero, clouds increase tomorrow, rain, wind ask this pattern lasts throughout the weekend. Boy, do we need. That satellite image this morning shows a movement of systems and clear skies now. Here comes a frontal system bringing us a storm arriving on wednesday. The storm risks associated with the storm are medium risk for urban flooding meaning cooling on lowlying pavement. That sort of thing. Wind damage moderate risk of that. Also of thunderstorms. A slight risk of creek flooding and smallstream flooding and Hazardous Conditions accompanying the storm. Showers in between two storms. Second storm arriving friday. That looks like it will bring us a good dose of rainfall. Rain pushing on shore, wide spread rainfall, heavy in spots, has duz conditions leading into afternoon evening and. Rain giving way to showers on thursday morning. Those showers continuing into the day. Rainfall totals will be impressive especially into Higher Elevations and looking at winds gusting along with heavy rain on wednesday. By 4 00 wednesday afternoon, well see peak of the winds gusting to 50 Miles Per Hour at some points on the coastline. Then, tapering off during overnight hours and into thursday. Now, taking a look at projected totals going into thursday morning. Rainfall totals up to possibly three inches in north bay mountains half an inch to inch over lower elevations we need more so here it comes. Continuing animation, second storm arrives on friday. And well get steady rain out of this. Overnight, low temperatures mid to upper 40s, then, tomorrow, look for sunshine but partly cloudy skies as well. High temperatures still on the mild side tomorrow. Well see upper 50s to 60s on the coast. Look at the wet days coming our way. Showers thursday, second wave of rain into saturday morning and a chance of showers saturday and sunday. So its not going to end the drought but its going to help. G we need it. Its nice to have you back in the studio for us. Youve been on the roof. Weve been doing modification to studio lighting. Were going green. Some of us are going to look better than before. For you and i, its hard to get looking much better. I think on wednesday, when the big storm hits you should go back up on the roof. Larry always willing to send you up, spencer. It makes more more entertainment. Ill take a big, sturdy and strong umbrella. Combination of electricity and rain i find fascinating. Pick up something for him. Preparing for red carpet. The work for hollywoods big night, the oscars. And extreme google glass, how you can stay connected next time you hit the slopes. How about extreme traffic . This is on walnut creek on 680. There is a big back up just down the road there. Usually northbound traffic oncoming cars is stacked up. But that is moving nicely. Its 680 south that is a parking lot at this point. Back with more at 4 00 right after this. One of our favorite things to do is going to the dog park together. Sometimes my copd makes it hard to breathe. So my doctor prescribed symbicort. It helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. Symbicort doesnt replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. With symbicort, today im breathing better. 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Its important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater Financial Assistance you will receive. Enroll today at coveredca. Com. This is sad news, actor director harold ramos has died he cowrote ghost busters ask appeared in the movie. He directed films as caddy shack and groundhog day. He died from complications of auto immune inflammatory disease. The oscars are this sunday. As you know it takes so much to prepare for the glamorous night in hollywood. Abc7 news is live with darsha phillips. Reporter oscar fever is in the air. The 86th Academy Awards is sunday, crews are hard at work transforming hollywood boulevard. Its wonderful. I dont think were going to see a star but its fun to see the glamour and stuff before its glamour. The beauty. Its very nice i like it. Hollywood boulevard is shut down from orange to highland just one of the many closures in the days leading up to oscar sunday those touring on foot dont seem to mind i brought my friends here. Its perfect. Its a walk in, see it, nobody is in your way. Crews have put up the bleachers, tents, and the press bridge but have a lot to do before hollywood boulevard is redcarpet ready it hasnt kept fans from snapping pictures and getting excited for the biggest night in hollywood. Biggest night on tv. Now, you can see behind the scenes. This is before the red you can visit abc7 news. Com to get a printable ballot in the my pick section to choose winners. Im going to be here afterwards with you. And abc7 News Reporter has a better assignment. Shes going to be down there covering oscars live in los angeles beginning on friday. The i team has uncovered new information into a possible suspect in the Zodiac Killer case. A man says he knows the killer and explanation behind the symbol most associated with the serial killings military leaders want to make major cuts. How theyre defending this decision. And later. Keep going. Youre going to do a great job. Keep going. 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Reporter firefighters put the boots out in his memory today would have been his 28th anniversary with the department he served as a firefighter paramedic throughout his career. He was on his tractor clearing his property to prepare it for up yumming storm, when he went off a hill, rolled 200 feet and died. Contra costa fire got the call. The agencies where his brothers work as firefighters. I feel for the Contra Costa Fire Department who is out there trying to rescue knowing that it was one of their brothers. Responders lined the street as attention last night. His body was taken to the coroner. His fellow firefighters say the feeling can be summed up in two words. Devastation and shock. Reporter firefighters say his smile lit up a room and he loved talking about his two adult kids but made a point to always ask about others. He would remember every child, at any firefighter had, he would

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