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KGO ABC7 News 600PM October 18, 2014

Hes sort of a steve jobs type figure. Hes such a natural businessman, such a natural go getter. In the process, you know, like steve jobs, he didnt make a lot of friends necessarily. Waldo is being held here on 1 million bail on those original 50 charges. He will be arraigned on the new murderforhire allegations later this month. In martinez, laura anthony, abc 7 news. Thank you, laura. We have breaking news out of sonoma county. One man is dead, another woman rushed to the hospital after a loud fight led to a stabbing and a child may have seen it all. The man and the woman were on the ground with stab wounds outside petaluma. Police found a child in a car seat. The child was not injured. Police in berkeley, there were people who said they were sexually assault after given a date rape drug. It happened at a fraternity house. Lillian kim is live with the story tonight. Ama, it sits at bancroft and piedmont. They were given roofies, also known as the date rape drug. Im shaking with rage every night that im in danger, my friends are in danger. Uc Berkeley Students are horrified by the allegations. It was at this house where five people were reportedly drugged and sexually assaulted over the course of the weekend. In a Student Community of educated, thoughtful people, i would think that Something Like this wouldnt happen. Members of the fraternity declined to comment. In an email, the National Office says no facts have come to light to support the anonymous allegations. Any disciplinary action that may result from our investigation will be handled swiftly and internally. Theta delta kai is dealing with a Sexual Assault case. A member is accusing i fellow Fraternity Brother of sexually assaulting him and possibly others. Both cases have been forwarded to berkeley p. D. But want to give the Campus Community basic reminders. People have to give their affirmative consent in sexual instances. If somebody is incapacitated. They cant give consent. The allegations serve as a reminder what they do need to do to be safe. I watch the drinks i have, make sure theyre okay, make sure i know who gives them, anything like that. I was with friends, i always know my surroundings, i dont i monitor my alcohol. As for delta kappa epsilon, it was suspended by the university for hazing and fire safety hazards five years ago. Its chosen to remain unaffiliated with the campus. In berkeley, lilian kim, abc 7 news. A member of the community, Delta Epsilon was cleared in a similar case from a few weeks ago. After reviewing the evidence, prosecutors indicated that mr. Quill en did not commit Sexual Assault. Abc 7 news learned a man arrested for inappropriately touching two little girls is under investigation for similar incidents in southern california. Authorities publicly identified him for the first time today as Christopher Leroy german. Police identified him are the Surveillance Video from two east Bay Department stores. A walmart and a target. German has been charged with two counts of lewd conduct. Eye hey way patrol sergeant has been arrested eric lund was served with a search warrant at the chp office where police found a hard drive in his car containing several child porn videos. They had apparently been downloaded and shared by someone in sa lan owe county. There was a Statement Released saying the alleged conduct of this employee does not reflect the values, hard work and dedication of the chp. Prepare yourself. Prepare yourself. Shut off the gas. Shut off electricity. These are images from 25 years ago tonight when a 6. 9 earthquake struck. It rocked the bay area for 15 seconds. 63 people lost their lives. The Marina District caught fire, the bay bridge buckled, the cypress freeway collapsed. A world series between the giants and as was halted. To commemorate the earth yak there was a moment of silence. At 5 04, the exact time it hit, was part of a 25th Anniversary Program at the embarcaderembarc. There was a preliminary design for what theyre calling a remembrance memorial wall. The loma pa rate a earthquake has changed the way things are built. Those who died are remembered when the freeway in oakland collapsed. Some of the First Responders have not seen each other since 25 years ago. Dozens gathered at mandela parkway to remember the rescue efforts. Still, 42 people tied. David burns can never forget the aftershock. On your belly, its pitch black. Sights and sounds of vehicles crushed and aftershock would hit. Then you take a deep breath and collect yourself. Okay, im still alive. He was an assembly man there. He raced across town towards the cypress. I got close. The first thing you felt was the eerie stench of death and the quiet. Had never been to the sight where the freeway collapsed. Her husband carmen smith, was trapped in his car for four hours. He only had time to think seconds and the only thought that he had was let it be fast for me, that he was going to die. Dr. James betts was a young surgeon who performed an amputation under the collapsed deck to save a 6yearold boy. The area in that part of the cypress structure was about 4 1 2 feet tall from the base. We were about 40 feet elevated. It was about 4 1 2. I know i couldnt begin totand up. So we were all crawling around. Burns says people should learn from what happened here 25 years ago. Look, folks, if you thought this was bad, the next one, this is just a drop in the bucket. Its going to be much worse. Today, oakland and other cities in the bay area are better prepared to deal with an event like the earthquake. Still, they say its on all of us to do the same at home. In oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. In santa cruz, memories of how the Community Came together to rebuild after the earthquake are vivid. They gathered for a moment of silence to remember the three people who died in the 6. 9 magnitude quake. A bookstore collapse killed two employees of a coffee shop with falling bricks. Today the owner of the store remembered the help he got from customers and other santa cruz residents. We have people line up, put on hard hats, spend two days emptying out the store and saving it. Then we were in a tent for three years. Abc 7 news photographer clyde powell revisited the spot where he shot this video near the epicenter in the santa cruz mountains. 25 years later, its been filled in and covered with gravel. No longer a reminder of that deadly event. Its bringing back vivid memories for the staff at the San Francisco marriott marquis. The hotel had just been built and opened the doors for the first time the morning of the quake. Chris was a banquet supervisor back then. He was in a lower level ballroom when the ground shook and the chandeliers shattered. As the room began to shake, the crystals rattled, cracked and some of them if in front of me and behind me as if it was a hailstorm. You could feel the waves that were literally laying on the ground as the floor buckled and waved across the ballroom. The hotel was not damaged. It was one of the few buildings in the area with electricity. For safety, the hotel guests spent the night in a banquet hall. They will honor the workers who comforted guest that is day. More than 100 of them still work there. We are shortening our newscast to bring you a special look back at the event of 25 years ago. Cheryl jennings hosts sa seconds, at that years later coming up in about 20 minutes at 6 30. Still ahead tonight on abc 7 news, speed bumps on the bay bridge. The cal trans construction project that made thousands of commuters late for work today. Im meet roolgs drew tuma. Showers are working tonight. The details with the accuweather sevenday forecast. Youll see how giants fa helicopter whirring roars siren wails pop music playing when youre ready ready, ready, ready come and get it get it, get it when youre ready, come and get it na na na na na na na na na na na when youre ready, come and get it na na na na. Female announcer its a great big world and it can all be yours. Here and only here. Come and get it. I have 40,ney do you have in your pocket right now . 21. Could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement . I dont think so. Well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years, that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. Heres what it was like for thousands of commuters who crossed the bay bridge today. Traffic was backed up for miles in every direction. The problem . Two steel plates across the three left lanes on the San Francisco side of the bridge near the harrison entry off ramp. Cal trans is replacing a number of expansion joints. But the temporary plates they used to cover the work act like speed bumps. The situation is not likely to improve for a while. Cal trans expects to be working on the bridge through december. San Francisco Police are warning tonight that a scam targeting the Chinese Community has resumed. The victims are told they will be released of a curse if they present their valuables to be blessed. Theres a picture of one of the suspects. Theyve struck twice in the past two weeks. One victim lost 80,000 in cash and 40,000 worth of jewelry. Memorial services have been scheduled for a fallen pilot. 63yearold craig hunt was killed when his air tanker clipped a tree while fighting a fire last week. He was a uc santa cruz chemistry professor who flew in the summers for them. A Memorial Service is planned for next tuesday at church on the hill in san jose. Updating the ebola crisis. A cruise ship with a Dallas Health care worker on board is returning to texas after being denied permission to dock in mexico. Although she shows no symptoms, shes voluntarily selfquarantined because she handled a lab specimen from the man who died of ebola last week. At the pentagon, a parking lot was cordoned off when a shuttle Bus Passenger suddenly became ill and said she had been to west africa recently. She was placed in isolation, but now officials are convinced she does not have ebola. President obama has appointed this man the nations ebola czar. Hes a former aide to Vice President biden and gore. Hell be in charge of Health Security and overseeing efforts to stem the outbreak in west africa. We do have welcome news from wall street tonight. The dow climbed 26 approximate 3 points as solid corporate earnings outweighed concerns about the world economy. The exception was google where earnings fell short yesterday and shares fell 2. 5 today. It is time to check on the accuweather forecast. Meteorologist drew tuma is in for spencer christian. Hi,ama. Were seeing rain showers push into parts of the area. Especially in the north bay. Well go in closer. Santa rosa getting light showers, even along the coast. Bodega bay getting wet weather. 101, its a bit damp. Not everyone seeing the showers. Theyre few and far between. A live look from the camera showing you a gorgeous sunset is on the way. That sun setting at 6 29 p. M. In a couple of minutes. A chance of showers overnight. Mainly in the north bay. The weekend as a whole is mild and dry. We are tracking our next chance of rain coming monday afternoon. Right now, temperaturewise, pretty comfortable as you step outside. 64 half moon bay. 72 in San Francisco. 73 hayward and right now san jose coming in at 70 degrees. Satellite and radar, the story were tracking overnight tonight, a cold front is approaching the region from the west. As it does, its really weakened. The showers are falling apart as they push inland. I think the best chance for wet weather north of San Francisco in the north bay. The showers will have a tough time getting farther south. As we put it in animation, the shower chances mainly north. It falls apart early saturday morning. Look at that. That front fizzled out there. We turn to generally clear skies saturday afternoon with tons of sunshine on tap. Well take you to hawaii where we are tracking a strong hurricane ana right now. 80 mile per hour winds. Its moving to the north and northwest. By early tomorrow morning giving soaking showers to the main island of hawaii. Then late in saturday, early into sun, not getting a direct hit to the island chain. But still soaking rain to honolulu. The main brunt of that storm south and west of the island chains. Overnight lows, 50s across the board. Mainly cloudy skies and highs tomorrow very similar to today. A lot of 70s on the board. P 71 San Francisco. 73 oakland. 75 fremont. 77 san jose with plenty of sunshine on tap. Thats good news if youre heading to the art and pumpkin festival. Early clouds, otherwise, sunshine and mild temperatures. Around 67 degrees. The sevenday forecast. Early morning showers, specifically in the north bay tomorrow. Much of the weekend is looking dry. Next chance for wet weather is monday afternoon. Good news for game three on friday, guys. Looking sunny. Looking warm. Temperatures most likely in the upper 60 s. All right. Thank you so much, drew. We appreciate it. Colin rush is in for larry. The sports with the giants info. It was fun last night. The moment that we cant stop reliving. Travis ishikawa sending the giants to the third world series in five years. The call you may not have heard. Thats next in sports. He fails to get dave parker at second base. So the oakland as our power has been off for almost 15 minutes and the reason if you dont know by now, a major earthquake. Obviously, people are terribly nervous here. The power is off in Candlestick Park. Dont expect service for 72 hours. Prepare yourself for nightfall. Ate frightening scene here. Just below me is where the crack in the bay bridge occurred. The lower deck has indeed sustained quite a bit of damage. Santa cruz is basically gone downtown. That is the cypress section of the freeway. Oh, my god. They had a 6. 0 earthquake in the napa, American Canyon area the napa, American Canyon area about 3 20 this morning. 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 this sports report brought to you by Orchard Supply hardware. That feeling of euphoria that Travis Ishikawa provided last night isnt going away any time soon for giants fans. Its now a part of giants lohr. Perhaps you heard the miller call. How about fox sports deports. Baby San Francisco giants San Francisco giants [ speaking spanish ish ka wa giants win the pennant. The giants win the pennant. I got to thank the giants for bringing me up and giving me this opportunity. I dont know what he was thinking when he put me in the outfield. He knows what hes doing. I trust him. And thank him for this moment. I love that. Feeling the famous Roddy Thompson call. Game one tuesday in kansas city. Teams travel to San Francisco for games 3 through 5 next friday. Thats game 3. Game 4 the next day. First pitch for all the games 5 07. Ucla was ranked 40. The pac12 north. The bruins and bears are both 42. Ucla coming off backtoback losses. Talon and bears from 37 home loss to washington last saturday. Both need to right the ship in berkeley tomorrow afternoon. Sonny dikes hopes his young team can learn from previous weeks. Weve had three emotional games in a row. Had some travel. Our guys are working really hard. I think that emotionally it takes a toll. Especially when youre a little bit young and inexperienced. Cal ucla has highlights a big day of College Football on abc 7. Bears and bruins at 12 30 start at memorial stadium. At 5 00, fifth ranked notre dame in tallahassee to take on number 2 florida state. Larry bale and shuman after the game. A good day for 49ers fans. The seahawks traded percy harvin to the jets. Why . I have no idea. This sports report brought to you by Orchard Supply hardware. Thank you so much, colin. Coming up next, well have more on the world series celebration and the giants fans who want to own a piece of the pennant. , thank you , thank you dedicated bankers born to go the extra mile. Youve been such a big help. Its what i like to do. So you can choose a bank where helping people comes first. Chase. So you can. Good morning, usher hey did you know bees communicate through dance . Me too. , were practically twins look for big g cereals with money saving offers on these breakfast favorites and give your budget a boost. Lopreventable medical errors,hey all lnow the third leadingse of cause of death. Only Heart Disease and cancer take more lives. Proposition 46 will save lives with drug and Alcohol Testing to make sure impaired doctors dont treat someone you love. Safeguards against Prescription Drug abuse. And holds the medical industry accountable for mistakes. Im barbara boxer. Lets save lives. Vote yes on 46. Giants fans hoping to keep the good times going and dress like winners too. Dozens of people went to the stores to buy tshirts like the players wore in the locker room last night. Some grabbed several at a time. At 32 a pop, theyre eager to get world series shirts as soon as they go on sale. Game tickets for the world series are selling for as much as 1900. Ooh. Be sure to join us tonight at 9 00 on cable 13. The aerial stunt never before performed on a surfboard and the veteran surfer who pulled it off. Thats at 9 00. Then on abc 7 news at 11 00, a mans body is f

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