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KGO ABC7 News 400PM February 25, 2016

Agencies, fremont and brisbane, showed up. They asked us to move back because they said this was going to be an active crime scene. Search warrant. Reporter with those commands, police entered the home. 57yearold wife and mother shelly has been missing, her husband carl dreported her disappearance. Pd said paul told investigators shelly left her cell phone and laptop at home and she had a history of bipolar disorder and depression. Today, those missing signs were covered by crime scene tape. After serving the search warrant at the home, investigators spent much of their time out back. They swabbed this white vehicle, which is registered to the husband, paul. The Police Departments connection to a missing person case began sunday night. 30 miles from brisbane, fishermen found a womans torso. Tuesday night, investigators searched for additional body parts, picking up more remains around 8 00 last night. Sources say a womans extremity. Then reports of a bay bridge jumper. The victim was identified through fingerprints as shellys husband. Neighbors were unaware of the developments as police investigated. Paul was kind of broke down about it. Reporter as for the Human Remains Found 30 miles from here i dont know what to say on that. I hope its not her. Reporter dna evidence will likely be used to make that determination. And that neighbor you just heard from said he never heard the couple fighting, but other neighbors said shellys husband moved out for a time and when he moved back into the home, there was tension between the couple and often fighting. Coming up tonight new at 5 00, hear from someone who is especially close with shelly. Melanie woodrow, abc7 news. We go to breaking news in alame alameda. This is happening in the 2400 block of mariner square. Lyanne melendez is there with the story. Reporter a small army of First Responders were here got here just about after 12 00 this afternoon. Now, one woman, an inspector for the u. S. Customs and border protection, opened an envelope with something suspicious. She says that it was some kind of powdery substance. She apparently thought nothing of it, and continued with her work. Then suddenly she started to feel dizzy, nauseous, and this is what hand next according to the alameda fire department. Shortly after noon, a woman was complaining of dizziness, some eye irritation, and nausea. We responded with one fire company and ambulance. When we got on the scene, our crews evaluated the woman and during questioning, were told that she had opened up a package with in the mail, one of the packages appeared to have a white powder substance. At that point, our cruise felt it would be appropriate to expand the incident based on that information to a Hazardous Materials response. Reporter now, here is the problem. Haz mat crews have gone into that balding to try to find the suspicious envelope and have not been able to locate it. Again, the envelope. Now, the woman says again that she had the envelope in her hand, put it to one side and apparently lost it. Thats why they cant find it. Now, the building has been evacuated. 20 workers quarantined. Three employees apparently sick, again, nauseous, dizziness and that woman taken to the hospital. Apparently, this is either nothing and they are being e extremely cautious or this is very serious. Leeann, thank you so much. Former senator today admitted to taking thousands in bribes. As part of the case, three others also received sentences today. A Union City Man arrested after crashing a chevy corvette during a test drive and killing the car salesman was released on bail today. 28yearold alex dimitro was on drugs when he crashed the tree yesterday in oxnard in San Bernardino county. That killed 43yearold warren smale. Those who knew him are devastated. Im shocked and i just feel so bad. I wish there was something i could do for them. Coworkers have created a memorial at the crash site, paying tribute to him. This afternoon, were hearing directly from the two people heading into an epic battle between the fbi and apple. Tim cook gave an interview to david muir from abc. Kristen sze is here with more. Reporter david muir did sit down with tim cook in cupertino this morning where cook broke his silence for the First Time Since a judge ordered the tech giant to hack into the iphone of the San Bernardino mass shooter syed farook. Today, the attorney general told the house panel encryption represents a very real threat to law enforcements mission. But apples ceo tells david says it has a responsibility to protect peoples data. I believe we are making the right choice. In your quiet moments, do you have any concern that you might be able to prevent a terrorist attack . David, some things are hard and some things are right. And some things are both. This is one of those things. Reporter i caught up with david this afternoon in San Francisco. He told me while theres no perfect emoji for tim cooks feelings, the closest may be anger. Normally when we think of tim cook, we think of mild mannered. Is he fired up over this . He is and he wants everyone to know that apple has no sympathy for terrorists. They left their rights a door. This is not about the terrorists. This is not about their iphone. Its about protecting everybody else and their iphone. Reporter right after the chat, david went back into his chat to work on his broadcast. You can hear the rest of the exclusive with tim cook at 5 30. Kristen, thank you. Lets get a check of the forecast now. El nino, what happened to el nino . I know. We continue our march towards spring or our march towards march. Heres a look at doppler 7 hd. Warm weather across the guantanamo bay. Probably going to be warmer tomorrow. But while the weather is calm, the seas are not. Wave heights are pretty high and theres the danger, the possibility of a dangerous breaker up to 20 feet, possibly dangerous sneaker waves. Here is how it looks up on the roof. Clear skies, 63 here in San Francisco. Mountain view, 69. San jose, 75 right now. Morgan hill, a cool 59. Cool by comparison that is. 72 degrees right now in santa rosa. 70 in navaro. Concord at 70 degrees. Heres how it looks looking out on the bay and a view of ocean beach there. This is our first forecast. Mainly clear skies again this evening. Maybe a few high clouds passing by. Bright sunshine tomorrow morning. Tomorrow afternoon, look for sunny skies and highs ranging from mid to upper 60s at the coast to mid and upper 70s inland and near the bay. A cooldown is coming and possibly some rain. Ill show you when in the forecast. Thank you, spencer. Police believe a teenage gang may be responsible for a series of armed robberies. Three suspects, all teenagers, have been arrested. The most recent happened at the stone ridge parking lot in pleasanton over the weekend. This is video of that mall. A 63yearold woman and 17yearold girl were robbed. After hearing about the incident, the police chief said it sounded similar to an incident at the b. A. R. T. Station parking lot sunday. I thought it was very similar and trying to put the pieces together, i called the Pleasanton Police department and wanted to make sure they were aware of what happened tat b. A. R. T. Station and they were. Another woman was also robbed of her belongings. A city worker went tent by tent to remind Homeless People they need to remind out by friday. The city posted the notice yesterday as a warning for people that there is a remove by force. Despite this warning, not everybody is leaving willingly. Im not going to move. Hell no, i want go. Hows that . Hell no, i want go. Theyll have to take you out . They cant kick me out. The city is asking those now living in temperatue ing iing i temporary homeless shelter, but advocates say its not big enough to house all the homeless. Still ahead on abc7 news at 4 00, a state troopers big surprise moment after he pulled over the driver of this big rig. This could have been a disaster. And down south, tornadoes leave behind death and destruction and the trouble may not be over yet. And is lighter better . New at 4 30, the innovations the army is looking into to protect soldiers on the front lines. And our first live look at the afternoon commute. Thats not 101, that would be the bay bridge right now as traffic is coming into the city here. There is 101 and the usual south bound backup, that is all jammed up. [ bleep ] look out. A Minnesota State trooper reacting to the collision between a semi truck and a freight train. This is video captured on his dash cam. The trooper had just finished inspecting the truck. The 67yearold driver then took off and for whatever reason ignored the flashing lights and drove straight onto the tracks. The train dragged the big rig a quarter of a mile before stopping. Amazingly the driver only had minor injuries. The deadly storms that slammed the south are heading into the east and midwest regions. This is a look at damage in pensacola, florida, where about 100 homes and apartments have been damaged. At least six people were killed after more than two dozen tornadoes landed. Look up, look up. Reporter a monster storm system is on the move up the east coast. Holy cow reporter along the way, leaving a path of destruction. In this rv park in louisiana i just took off running to help people. Reporter and entire neighborhoods in pensacola, florida decimated. All this the work of 27 reported tornadoes in 24 hours across five states. Sounded like a train that was coming through here. Reporter people here in prairieville were here when a tornado ripped the walls out. Definitely a scary situation. Reporter amazingly, no one was seriously hurt here. But elsewhere, the wind and rain flipped this tractor trailer over and with dozens injured, the search is continuing for anyone who may still be trapped in the mess of debris. We were hoping to get down into the piles and try to find people. Reporter forecasters say from florida to maryland, they could be hit with damaging winds and hail this afternoon. Then from d. C. To where we are here in new york, we are being told to brace for heavy rain and flooding later tonight. Million from mall operators and the first time investor United Parcel service. Theyre competing with other Delivery Services shipping. Macys is planning to put its backstage stores into 15 existing Retail Locations this year. The stores will sell macys brands at discounted prices. This comes as macys announced it was closing 40 stores because of struggling sales. Abc7 news was at the Marine Mammal center today where a sea lion is being treated. Veterinarians say the sea lion is severely malnourished. Its possible it hasnt eaten in days or weeks. So its using its last bit of energy. Hopefully theyll feed him and get him better situated and hell be okay. I want to thank our abc 7 now community for continuing to send us their pictures from all over the guantanamo bay. San francisco resident darrell sent us this sunset. And check out this beautiful shot. And mark sent this picture, the ocean in pacifica, kicking up some big waves there. If you have pictures, please share it with us. Spencer christian is here now checking on the weather. Another nice, mild day. I cant imagine a nicer prespring day. Not a nicer winter day than this. Sunny skies out there. On we go to our cameras, blue skies over the bay. And these are the forecast pictures. This warm pattern will be here through tomorrow, cooling by friday. And chance of lateday sprinkles. Here is the forecast animation, beginning 5 00 tomorrow morning. It remains sunny and mild to warm, although some clouds will approach the coastline. On friday, 10 00 in the morning, this is how it will look, a few clouds gathering, partly cloudy day, cooler, and there goes the moisture that will bring us our chance of sprinkles late friday into friday evening. Lets skip ahead to sunday, when another wave of light rain will approach the bay area. And if it does materialize, it appears to be a north bay focus event, with just light rain. How dry has this february been compared to previous februaries during the last major el nino . In the el nino of 1998, santa rosa received nearly 20 inches of rain. This el nino, santa rosa has received under three quarters of an inch. San francisco in the el nino of 1998, received nearly 15 inches of rain. This february, San Francisco has received just over one inch. And san jose received nearly 10 1 4 inches in 1998. This february, just over 0. 3 of an inch. So this rainfall makes it look more like el wimpo. Overnight, clear skies, temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. Tomorrow, sunny and mild, highs ranging from mid and upper 60s to the coast to mid seth, possibly upper 70s tomorrow and mores the accuweather sevenday forecast. A little cooler on friday. Chance of sprinkles late friday. Mild on saturday. Sunday, a few more clouds, slight chance of north bay light rain and then sunny again and temperatures climb again on tuesday and wednesday as we head into the month of march. Still in a milder dry pattern. Thank you so much, spencer. Up next, the dark side of internet fame. One of the teens behind this video becomes the target of a dangerous hoax. Were celebrating the people making a difference where you live. Today we recognize an artist whose paintings are a combination of his oakland identity. We have more information on our instagram feed. To you to a cautionary tale of what can happen when videos go viral. You may get more than your 15 minutes of fame. One of the teens behind the latest internet sensation. Reporter hes the internet sensation in those white sneakers. This seemingly mundane video of a california high schooler walking while his friend comments on his outfit has been blowing up on twitter. This montage already has been retweeted over 300,000 times and liked by over 400,000 followers sense it was first posted last monday. But while daniel is gaining internet fame, his friend became the target of a dangerous prank called swatting. Someone calling 911 reporting a hoax homicide. This terrifying prank is just another example of the dark side of internet stardom. In another case, alex lee from target became an internet sensation in 2014 when he was photographed bagging items at his local target. The picture earning him the adoration of many female fans but leading to countless online attacks. They would be sending death threats, saying they were going to kill me. People would draw pictures of burning my house down. Reporter and then theres david dealing with backlash after posting this video of his son after a dentist visit. This reaction, all too common. When people become famous, some people are drawn to violating their privacy in a negative way. Im happy about it. Daniel has not commented on the swatting prank. When abc7 news at 4 00 continues, donald trump plays nice on the campaign trail, at least for a little while. Also on the heels of a 72 million award, what an abc7 news medical expert says about a possible link between talc powder and Ovarian Cancer. And what a bay area cab company is accused of doing to passengers in wheelchairs. Abc7 news starts right now with live, breaking news. Were live over that breaking news. This is in livermore. If you need to take east bound 580, you should try to avoid it. A deadly motorcycle accident is causing this backup. Traffic is backed up for miles before you even hit livermore. Look at that backup. Larry . Heres a lock at the rest of the headlines at 4 30. Former state senator leeland gee has 30 days to report to prison. He admitted to taking thousands in bribes and helping an undercover agent buy automatic weapons overseas. A missing womans brisbane home has become a crime scene, the same day we learned her husband committed suicide by jumping off the bay bridge. Were awaiting results of dna testing of a womans body found last night. Melanie woodrow has more. Apple Ceos Tim Cook hat down with david muir to talk about the court order for apple to unlock a terrorists iphone. Cook said this could expose people to incredible vulnerabilities. Thats coming up at 5 30. Donald trump not letting up, attacking his challengers, despite his Third Straight victory in the republican race. The democrats are now three days away from their next contest in South Carolina. Here is that story. Reporter after celebrating a landslide victory in nevada i grab and grab and grab. You know, i get greedy. I want money, money. Now were going to get greedy for the united states. Were going to grab and grab and grab. Reporter donald trump today before an audience of evangelicals in virginia. Ive got to be a good person today, at least for the next hour. Reporter still, he couldnt hold back his attacks on ted cruz. Cruz and marco rubio coming in neck and neck for the second contest in a row, are now lobbying the same criticism as the frontrunner. Nobody knows what the heck he would do if he became president. Donald hasnt outlined what hes going to do. Reporter trump picked up his first endorsement today from congress. And Hillary Clinton gained the endorsement of harry reid. I wanted an election about real change that will make a difference in peoples lives. Reporter with clinton heading into the South Carolina primary with a dominant lead, disaster is already looking ahead to the next contest on super tuesday. Secretary clinton was the inevitable candidate. Shes not the inevitable candidate now. I think weve got a real shot to win it. Reporter voters will head to the polls next week on super tuesday, a crucial day for democrats and republicans. President obama says he will not cave to republican threats and will nominate a replacement for late justice antonin scalia. Ive got a year to go. I dont think they would approve of me abdicating on my duties to as commander in chief, and to stop doing all the other work that ive got to do. Well, this is part of my job. The president s comments come a day after Mitch Mcconnell announced he wont schedule any hearings on any nominee the president puts forward. The president says he knows republicans are under pressure from their base to oppose his nomination, but says its their duty to fulfill their constitutional responsibility. Reports out of washington say president obama is vetting Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval as a possible voter nominee. Hes a moderate republican elected in 2010. Before that, he served as a u. S. D

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