Transcripts For KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM 20131126 : compar

Transcripts For KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM 20131126

I just happened to be standing there. An unassuming hero found himself in the right place at the wrong time when a woman jumped from the oakland coliseum. Good evening, everyone. He says he is not a hero but he exact acted like one. First imploring her not to jump, then breaking her fall when she did. Laura . Hi, dn, well, donny is in good shape. He told us hes more worried about the young woman is and says Marine Training prepared for a situation many people couldnt imagine. Im not a hero. I dont want to say, i dont wear a batman suit or superman. Or these, you know, these characters i just reacted the way i did. The man who tried to catch a woman who jumped from the third deck after yesterdays raider game told abc7 news hed do it again. I braced myself to catch her. I was hoping i could, when i caught her, i could lock arms around her to absorb impact with me. But unfortunately, she hit and she bounced off. The 61yearold ended up with severe bruising but no serious injuries when the young woman he tried to catch landed knees first into his arms. Sending both of them to the pavement. He said what ran to his mind is dont let people see this. Try to save her and stop it. Just 15 minutes after the raider game a vietnam war veteran they were walking outside they sought woman, 45 feet above. She crawled out on to a ledge. The training you receive in the marine corps is, its you dont react. You just do it. Raiders set a contingent that included willie brown to pay navidad a visit and bring him team goodies. Its like football. Playing defensive back. A guy is running you dont think about how to hit him. You just hit him. Same thing. You didnt think about catching. Just reacted. Despite efforts the young woman sustained a serious head jishgs remaining in Critical Condition at highland hospital. New developments in the case of four white students suspended from san jose state university. Three of them charged with xhith hate crimes. Naacp called for felony charges against the young men involved. Abc7 news is live now with todays protest. David . Well, carolyn. You might say there may be a Communications Problem here on this campus. There is a problem here in that administration did not listen to students months ago and had door managers been in a position to report problems sooner a hate crime might have been averted the san jose state president acknowledged it took too long for leaders to take action. The Decision Making mail failed. But that wasnt enough for students and supporters. Some raised their fists, sim tloor statue towering over them of olympic medallists raising their fists in protest in 68 mexico city games. Last semester were trying our harst to let you know something was wrong with the experience African American students are having at san jose state. But you did not want to hear us. Many put tape over their mouths to under sdoer how their voices were not heard. Naacp took on the direct attorney rosen for charging the students with misdemeanor battery and ht hate crimes. Its clear if you put a device around someone, there should be felony charges. He was barricaded in his room, made to do things outside, forms of terrorism. Rosen responded quote we understand the outrage of those calling for even stiffer charges in this case, the charges are not a reflection of the he degree of the racism. The charges are a reflection of their criminal conduct. Students expressed dismay they werent reported sooner. The fact this went on and nobody spoke up, nobody was going to help someone out . Its just, just flabbergasting. In san jose, abc7 news. The president just arrived in los angeles. Here is air force one taking off this afternoon from San Francisco international airport. After a sixhour stay in San Francisco. He urged supporters to stick with him despite lowest Approval Ratings of his presidency we have Team Coverage tonight. Vic lee and carolyn tyler. Vic, tell us about the man who int interinterruptinte interinterruptinte interrupted the president s speech today. Reporter this is a day when betty ngs family members met the president but also a day when a young undocumented student made his point to the president of the united states. Betty ngs niece sang the National Anthem she told us she was nervous but had an angel. I thought of my aunt betty. That helped me hold it together. The speech focused on immigration, importance of a reform package. A heckler interrupted the speech. I need your help. That is what were talking about here. That is why were here. Reporter mr. Obama shot back with a electric youre on democracy. So easy way out is yell and pretend i can do something by violating our laws. And what im proposing is a harder path. Which is to use our democratic processes. Reporter the heckler is a student at San Francisco state and an undocumented immigrant from south korea. He said he came to listen to the president about Immigration Reforms. But he became disappointed when the president failed to mention anything about the plight of illegal immigrants. 1. 8 million undocumented immigrant family members are, have deported. And one thousand hundred undocument immigrant family members are facing deportation every day. He feels Immigration Reform for undocumented immigrants is an urgent issue and the president can stop deportations by executive power. He can do it. He does not sympathetic against undocumented workers if he does, he will stop deportation right now. His betty ngs family members met with the president before the speech. Reporter the president expected to make millions for the Democratic National committee with this swing through the state. You know, hes been here many, many times before. So i asked one supporter today how he feel btz bay area serving as a virtual atm for the president he said, well, he comes where the money is. It doesnt matter to the folks that president obama whys popularity in polls is sinking. Reverend lawrence hehy paid 5,000ses today see him. Hand down to my children and grandchildren i shook the hand and took a picture with the first African American president ever elected. Tickets were for 1,000 to 15,000. But a presale lagged and organizers cut the lowest price to 500, awill youing claire to attend. Some of us cant afford 1500 or 2000 this, is a stretch but im proud of it. This is president obamas ninth trip to the bay area in the past two and a half years. While he pulls in money for the Democratic National committee, it gives protestors visibility. Several dozen pressuring the president to have the president say no to the key stone pipeline from canada to texas. There is a choice here, do you want healthy profits or a healthy citizenry. This web site is going to get fixed. Were going to be signing people up and were going to make sure everything in california who needs health care is going to get it. Supporters called the speech spectacular. San francisco and obama are pretty closely knit together. Code pink was among the protestors well behind barricades. The president saying that is par for course for San Francisco. In the newsroom, abc7 news. Certainly s thank you. When arriving at 10 37, the president greeted by a crowd at sfo. He came down the stairs from air force one, he recognized one of them. Senator feinstein. The president and senator chatted several minutes and he moved on to greet others gathered on the tarmac. Right here, i wish everyone a happy thanksgiving. Very friendly. And off he went. The president got into a black chevy and headed out to the first stop. Of course no president ial visit happens without inconvenience. And that was the case again, today, abc7 news Wayne Freedman explains one was expected and the other, a surprise. Take a look at the hooid street turn around this morning. What is wrong with the scene . If you said no cable cars, youre correct. Were informed this morning. Very early. He makes it sound logical. I dont mind walking. You came here for cable cars . For the crab, too. Ill get that another stop turned this neighborhood into a armed camp. The person that won that house . The sweep stakes . Not exactly. The press couldnt get near. If you look, there was george skimmer giving up his cell phone like everyone else. He was one of the guests at a fundraiser who charged 30,000 a plate for lunch. It included free valet parking. Are you going to stick around . No. We have to get back to work. By the time the president arrived that lunch could have been supper but made a show on lock down streets devoid of pro tester was only a few people looking on, actually. And its all over now. Except for the counting. From pacific heights, Wayne Freedman abc7 news. The president now in southern california. Stops include a fundraiser at magic johnsons house tonight. And dream works studio tomorrow. Still ahead a company ordered to stop selling dna kits. Technology versus the right to know what is in your genes. Also a judges ruling could derail years of planning for High Speed Rail Service in california. Ill take a look at the weather coming our way for thanksgiving. Here is a hint. It might be wet. Have you ever showed up too late to take advantage of a g fda announced 23 and me to stop selling its main product saying it doesnt have appropriate clearance though it had plenty of time to get it. Heather . Reporter in this letter the fda says the company had time and guidance including more than 14 facetoface or teleconferences, hundreds of e mails or dozens of letters but has been sell proing ducts five years without permission from fda. Most fda cleared Consumer Genetic Test Services skroen for a single disease. 23 and me web site promises reports on 240 conditions and traits direct to you for 99 the fda made public a letter ordering it to stop marketing the personal Genome Service because does it not have fda clearance or approval the question is it a medical device . The fda says this is a medical device meaning it needs to be asxrufd go through processes and studies. That could take years. The Genome Service claims it can assess risks for diseases like Breast Cancer and alzheimers. Fda worries false positives are as dangerous as false negative z consumers could act on the results as a diagnosis. The not just prediction of risk. Patients dont understand that its figure any fiing risk. It doesnt mean youre going to get Breast Cancer or incurable condition. 23 and me issued a statement saying in part we recognize that we have not met fda expectations regarding time line. Our relationship with the fda is important to us. And were committed to fully engaging to address concerns. Lauren allegra Health Policy advisor at practice fusion a Company Providing services to practitioners and patients. The company could do more work which is a recommendation from policy folks. And that they might push it into a court case. Abc7, carolyn . Thank you very much. A major set back tonight that could put california high speed rail project in dep di. One blocked the sale of 8 billion in bonds the judge said there is no evidence bond sale was necessary he ruled in favor of a lawsuit claiming the lawsuit no longer resemble whats voters voted for. Stopping short of blocking the project but did order the authority to redo its 68 billion spending plan. That could take years. A massive yub liptus tree has been transformed into oaklands newest playground. Take a look. Those winds knocked the tree on its side and since then, kids, adult asks just about everyone have been climbing on the tree. So massive, the root is about 20 feet tall. Some parents had to rescue children unable to make their way back down the city says there is no time line now to haul this tree away. Still if everybody climbs, safely the size of the root sun believable. It doesnt look real. Looks like special affects. It does. We have special effects coming our way. We kick off thanksgiving week. Right now, thin, high clouds moving through the bay area. A little bit of haze today weve had a build up of particulate matter, let me skip ahead here, weve got the wrong program up here, just taking this down. And well go ahead to our main weather cast which is right here. Just a click and here we are. Build up that weve had declining air quality so a spare the air day tomorrow, another tomorrow. And remember no, wood burning. Now hopping to the southeast. There is active weather moving through. So travellers and family members and friends back east, sheer whats happening. Starting Tuesday Morning well see this low producing rainfall and thunderstorms. And wednesday morning a storm pushing up around new york and boston. Rain, thunderstorms. By thursday the storm lifting out and clearing and drying in the northeast. Back to San Francisco, bay area, where now its mainly clearing. There is a live view looking back. Temperatures now upper 50s everywhere around the bay area, low to mid50s spots. 56 in santa rosa. 49 fairfield so getting chilly z a live view at sfo. Clear skies. These forecast features chilly tonight. High clouds. And a chance of rain thanksgiving day. One frontal system moving into our direction pushing high clouds into the bay area. Well see more tomorrow and wednesday second systemrings us a investigator chance of rain. We approach wednesday well see frontal system getting closer. By thursday morning rain moving up just south near monterey bay. Then light rain pushing into the central bay area. Expecting it light and a brief episode of rain. That is about it. Tonight low temperatures dropping into mid to upper 30s, tomorrow, high clouds and haze high temperatures into a slight chance of rain. We dont think it will be a big drenching storm. So there is some comfort in that. Thank you. Coming up, katie couric landing a job in silicon valley. And later new adventures of bad kid stopping crime [ male announcer ] with at t, you call the shots. Only pay for the services you need in your bundle. [ female announcer ] hurry and call at t now while you can still choose internet for 15 and home phone for 20 per month. Or start with uverse high Speed Internet and add the other services you want to get the bundle you need. [ male announcer ] with uverse high Speed Internet, youll get the speed you need at a price youll love. Get Wireless Service and home high Speed Internet with a wireless gateway to connect all your wifienabled devices and save on smartphone and tablet data usage. Plus add uverse tv to your bundle and get a total home dvr included for life. [ female announcer ] hurry and call at t right now while you can still choose internet for 15 and home phone for 20 per month. [ male announcer ] go ahead. Call the shots and only pay for the services you need in your bundle. With at t, its whatever works for you. Yahoo confirmed it hired katie couric to anchor its news. She will continue to host her daily talk show seen here weekdays at 3 00 in the afternoon. Marisa mayer says her depth of experience make her the Perfect Choice to anchor yahoo news. Adventures of bat kid arent over just yet. 5yearold miles scott stop by the Good Morning America to help rescue pit bull from the joker. His call meant the bat kid missed out on meeting president obama during a stop in San Francisco. No more super villain because bat kid cleaned up the streets. Love bat kid. Miles family started bat kid fund to benefit make a wish and two other charities helping miles make his dreams come true. Hes becoming a super hero helping other young people. There is more still to come here at 6 00. Just ahead what the president said in San Francisco today to answer critics of a Nuclear Agreement with iran. A bay area woman and her son issue a plea to the government of north korea for the swift release of a palo alto man. The affects typhoon high yawn and having on [ female announcer ] welcome one and all to a tastier festive feast. So much to sip and savor, a feeding frenzy to say the least. A turkey from safeway is just what they crave. A hero of the table, so delicious theyll rave. Frozen, natural, fresh. Its the best selection around. Spend 30 and a fresh safeway select turkey is just 99 cents a pound. So raise your glass, pull up a chair, grab a plate. This tastier thanksgiving is well worth the wait. Safeway. Ingredients for life. An agreement reached this weekend with iran prevents iran from moving forward with its Nuclear Program in return for lifting 7 billion in sanctions. The president praised it for being a good first step. We cannot close the door on diplomacy and not wrul out Peaceful Solutions to world problems. And tough talk and bluster may be the easy thing to do politically but not the right thing for our security. The president acknowledged he faces a tough road in convincing iran to dial back on nuclear ambitions. Wife of a bay area man was detained in north korea and he is hoping her husband will return home in time for thanksgiving. October 26th Merrill Newman removed from a plane just about to leave north korea with his tour group. The 85yearold veteran remains in custody tonight and his wife was quiet but reported detainment to us us authorities last week. North korea has confirmed theyre holding an american citizen, though did not confirm whether its newman. Today his wife says its a misunderstanding and made a plea to send him home. She said we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. U. S. Authorities have asked for his release but have not heard back from north korea. Sad times for

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