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KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM April 8, 2014

To help with the search. The 33yearold was last seen ten days ago, parking her car on mount tam at 12 40 p. M friday, march 28th. Police are asking anyone at mount tam at that time to please come forward. Leanne . Reporter park rangers say there are so many iekers here, someone they believe must have seen her. Now, her parents want people to know while their daughter is 33 years old, she looked a lot younger like in her early 20s it was a hard day for them today. If shes in a difficult situation she wont give up. Reporter saying her daughter would fight if confronted by a stranger. They flew in to help for the search for their 33yearold daughter. Here is a surveillance picture of her in the parking lot around noon. From there, she took off for a hike and has not been seen, or heard from, since that day this, weekend, search teams comprised of volunteers combed the vast area of mount tam. Dogs were brought in to help. Unfortunately no. They did not get any solid leads from that or any volunteers on the trail. Theyve they did do a very extensive search. Teams used ropes to go into ravines and searched along several creeks mount tam has over 200 miles of trails. Glenncowski recently moved back to the bay area. She was a Software Developer and had been unemployed for two weeks there are reports her linkedn profile had been updated over the weekend but that has not been confirmed. I checked her account. And its no different than when it was on wednesday. So if it was changed, it was changed before then. Her father hopes someone remembers seeing her. If anyone remembers her, please call park rangers. The last person who got lost on mount tam was found. That was in 2010. Abc7 news. Here is the latest on a breaking story we brought you at 4 00. Flames levelled one home in san jose, and damaged two others on moss brook circle near west gate mall. David louie is live at the scene for us with the latest. David . Reporter fire units are still here on the scene because there is a potential the fire could reignite they say there are still pockets of natural gas. Now, sky 7 was over head just minutes after this fire broke out at 3 00 this afternoon. Flames spread on either side of the scene. One person was home, and 12 people were evacuated to the school around the corner. They were not injured. Smoke rose into the skies into campbell. The house where the fire originated was destroyed this neighborhood is filled with eichlers, a popular home from the 50s and 60s the walls are made of old mahogany paneling. And its very oil infused. Plus, with atrium, its just like a chimney affect. Just sucked up through the atrium. They go pretty quick. And you can see from video the fire kept san jose firefighters busy trying to prevent fires from spreading to more houses. The winds calmed down over time the residents will need shelter. They will be taken care of by the red cross or other agencies. Pg e will remain on the scene until they can be sure all of the gas pockets no longer pose a danger. Now, we have some encouraging news. All neighbors have been concerned about a dog that lived in one of the houses. Its not been seen all afternoon. We hear barking and see animal control trying to get the dog to come out so he can be rescued. Were live in san jose, abc7 news. Thank you. Now, another fire broke out this morning. Sky 7 shows us the scene. Someone died inside of this motor home. The fire started around 10 00 this morning. Arson investigators and Police Detectives are working to figure out what happened here. Police sealed off the area and treated it as a crime scene and investigators examined the rv. A consultant charged in senator leland yees Corruption Case will stay out of jail. Keith jackson is accused and arrested march 26th but set free on 250,000 bail last thursday today, prosecutors argued the property jackson used to make bail is not worth what he says it is. The judge decided to give him several weeks to find property for collateral. The figure Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow has hired a new legal team, among the lawyers renowned San Francisco defense attorney tony sarah, who apparently plans to make it a Police Misconduct case. In sacramento, the state senate deleted the names and online profiles of senator yee and two other lawmakers pictures and links to their archives were removed over the weekend. Ye. And other two senators have been suspended but not removed, from office. And continue to collect their 95,000 a year salaries but youll not know it now from the state senate web site. San Francisco Police are on the lookout for a group of vandal whos flipped over four cars. The mostrecent smart car found around 9 00 this morning. And was towed away within the past hour, witnesses told police the vandals were wearing black hoodies i heard sound of a vehicle kind of idling outside. And a loud crash. I thought maybe there is a wreck, a collision i ran over. It began at dawned on them maybe this is isnt someone that tipped it over, like cow tipping. Smart cars have been the target of pranks several years including this one in vancouver in 2011. Police in fremont identified a woman caught on video stealing a package from someones porch friday. Police say they started getting feed back from people shortly after that video came out. Many in the area also have surveillance cameras. The camera systems have gotten keeper. And higher resolution. And so i think were seeing more of that and its become easier to set up. Were going to see more of these, i think. Police are in the process of trying to retrieve stolen property. They plan to charge the woman with a misdemeanor. The penalty depends on whether or not she has a criminal history. Inside the package were s. A. T. Study books. Coast guard Officials Say a sick infant rescued at sea is now stable. An air force rescue squad parachuted to provide medical aid to the 1yearold girl. Yesterday, the baby and her family were transferred to a navy vessel when the boat began to sink. The coast guard said the family would not be charged for the search and rescue operation they dont want others to hesitate to call for help. The rescues and the frigit should arrive wednesday. Walnut creek has some of the best shopping in the bay area, parking can be tricky. Now, its getting more expensive. Abc7 news is live at the story tonight this, is what comes with too much of a good thing, i suppose. Well, that is right. Basically the city here did a study on the parking meters and found peak times, friday and saturday nights, these meters are more than 100 in use, mean something people double parking city leaders think the higher rates will thin out crowds but that is what Business Owners are worried about. They just take out change. This is so dumb. They seemed less than thrilled with the new rates attached to the meters. Twice as high as it was just yesterday. 2 per hour. Its a pain. I actually have to get, you know quarters and make sure you use a credit card just to pay. The rate, im sure there is more turnover. Reporter leaders maintain its not a money grab but efforts to free up parking in a town that is a mecca for highend shopping and dining in the east bay. And we have folk thats enjoy coming downtown for shopping, arts and recreation. And with that there is a high demand for parking. We just want to ensure the rate is the right rate to ensure there is parking available. Perhaps to ease the pain, the city made a first hour of three garages free. But at the meters hours have been extended now, 10 00 a. M to 8 00 p. M seven days per week. People are upset its so high and going to be later. The manager of five little monkeys, a toy store worries rates will be bad for business. Do you think they might go somewhere else . Its possible people will spend more time looking for parking and maybe going further away, then not make it down to us. According to the city, new rates will be reviewed quarterly and adjusted up, or down, depending on demand. In walnut creek, abc7 news. Still ahead tonight, urgent repairs needed for a railroad bridge and steps its forcing cal train to take. A new measles scare. A california outbreak and why there has been a sudden surge in cases. The bay area travellers left with no way to get home, by a rental car company. Summer like warmth today, where it will be warmer tomorrow, and spots that will be cooler in the accuweather forecast coming up in just a moment as abc7 news at 4 00 the Great American novel. So you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. So you can finish the Great American novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. So you can there is a state of emergency because of an old bridge in San Francisco deteriorating rapidly. Tral trance used the kwint street bridge every day. Abc7 News Reporter vic lee is live at the station in the city with more on this for us. Vic . Reporter well, there is a sense of urgency because trains cross the quint street bridge 92 times every di. Cal train is trying to come up with a plan as soon as possible. Were told that the planning should take about a week, and then, two more weeks for the work to be done. Im sure should have been done a long time ago. Im glad theyre making repairs. Most of the cal train riders never heard of the quint street bridge. News of the emergency repairs caught them by surprise. The bridge is in bad shape the floor beams are corroding. Sections, cracking. Flanges are breaking. Cal train has been inspecting the bridge every month. Last week the board declared an emergency. The bridge has deteriorated more rapidly. So were going have to do emergency repairs. Reporter trains have been slowed to ten Miles Per Hour to help reduce further damage lous martinez wondered why it slows down. Now, he knows well, man, i hope they get it fixed up, quick. You know . Were going to sandwich the steel beams in more steel. Were planning to build an earthen berm with a connection road between quint street and gerald street. Many say they want the road built before quint street is closed. The road is a short cut that allows drivers to avoid the heavy traffic of third street. A main corridor m the bay view. Damica use thats short cut. Its a convenient way of getting where i need to go. I work on the other side. I go that way to get there faster. Cal train may have to begin work before a road is built. Final approval to close quint street rests with San Francisco board of supervisors. Vic lee, abc7 news. A red federal court ruled in favor of a Controversial Development plan for the lake tahoe area. The sierra club and a coalition of groups sued to stop the plan which stream lines regulations for future development. The sierra club says it believes the plan awill yous too much dense development. But planning Officials Say the build proing jekts will only be approved if including major environmental benefits. There has been another flood in San Francisco lower haight neighborhood. Water started gushing down with a torrent of mud and debris. A similar break happen on that block. Drivers into San Francisco started forking over an extra dollar today the toll is now 7. 6 if you have traft track. This isnt the end the toll goes up 0. 25 per year unti reaching 8 in 2018. Here are some of the birds that could cause an expensive problem at old bay bridge. Theyre a stateprotected species. Hundreds have been coming to the old bridge for years the bridge is now being torn down and birds have not yet discovered nesting areas built into the new bridge. Caltrans is spending 12 million to avoid delay in the work. They need to be escorted there. Yes. Theyre enjoying weather. I hope they were. Great day for flying. Or not flying if you cant. Right . Sunny skies, warm conditions almost summer like. Here is live doppler 7 hd. Cloudfree sky across the bay area now. A few low clouds have been developing along or near the coastline during Late Afternoon hours but not having any cooling affect on todays temperatures. Here is a sampling of the highs 83 the high today in napa. Oakland redwood city. And in santa cruz today. 80 in San Francisco as warm as it was in livermore. Warmth spread across the bay area. Its 73 now in San Francisco. 74 oakland. 74 half moon bay. Here is a live view from our camera looking northwest. And 80s in concord and livermore, one more live view from mount tam looking under ocean beach, clear skies now. Some coastal fog may move into that direction tonight. Forecast features, clouds overnight. Sunny testimony, mild again. Warmer inland spots. Cooler pattern develops near weeks end. Huge ridge nom dating our weather deflecting cold air to the north this, is a nice big warm bridge bringing us warm conditions. Inland temperatures peaking for the week tomorrow, then well cool down into mid, late week. This is our prediction, down to 70s saturday, friday, saturday, sunday. Dropping down to about 71 next monday. There is going to be a steady cool down in most inland locations over the next week. Lows on the mild side. Temperatures mid50s tonight. Then, tomorrow well see a little bit of clouds at the coast. 80s on the warmest inland location. So low to mid80s on the peninsultown San Francisco tomorrow. North bay valleys will see low to mid80s. Here is the accuweather forecast. Temperatures dropping off more. No rainfall in sight. Breezier and cooler near the coast. But no significant change in the pattern. I know we need rain but this is nice we can enjoy it. Yes. Thank you. Coming up next impending demise of windows xp. Why microsoft is about to abandon one of the mostpopular products. Back in a moment. Oh the name your price tool you tell them how much you want to pay, and they help you find a policy that fits your budget. I told you to wear something comfortable this is a polyester blend whoa uh. Little help . I got you unh its so beautiful man should we Call Security . No, this is just getting good. The name your price tool, still only from progressive. Starting wednesday microsoft plans to end support for windows xp. That means no updates, no technical content update and no support resolve nonsecurity issues a third all consumer and Business Computers run on xp meaning it will be an opportunity for hackers to strike. Without those windows xp will be more vulnerable over time. Please, do something with it. Doing something with it could be costly. Upgrading to windows 8 starts at 100 many computers will need to be updated or replaced. Also going away with windows xp is the iconic desk top saver photo. Coming up well talk with a photographer who took that picture seen by many people. We want to warn you about an active scam on social media by someone pretending to be the bay areas multi Million Dollar power ball winner. Someone is making these posts claiming to be the Lottery Winner but his attorney sthez is not him. And its a scam. The posts are asking people to share their e mail addresses publicly to get a share of the prize. Last week the real raymond came forward but declined to show his face he bought his ticket in pill peedas in february and plans to set up a charity to fight childhood hunger. Well, still to come here tonight on abc7 news were going to tell but latest mes yeels scare at uc berkeley and the reason behind an outbreak and Oscar Pistorious says hes sorry for shooting his girlfriend hey, thats the last crescent oh, did you want it . Yeah. Well split it. 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Doera got an e mail from a ed today warning her a second student here at cal has been infected with measles. Very concerning for sure. Especially because people have varying degrees of health. Unlike the first student, the latest rode just once cal had a clinic for those who may have been exposed. There are now 51 measles cases reported state wide so far this year. Including 11 here in the bay area, a huge jump from four cases in california this time last year. Why havent you been vaccinateed . Its just one shot i guess i didnt feel like taking. Foremost of us, measles is a mild disease with a high fever, rash. For others it can be serious. It can result in hospitalization and inflammation of the brain and spinal fluids. Measles all but disappeared in the united states. Some fear it could be making a come back because of a growing antivaccine movement. One best known activist is Jenny Mccarthy who believes vac yeenz are linked to autism. Don grenman of vaccination liberation sees them as harmful. So when have you an idealistic view of how good they are, when you analyze what is in, can we say with 100 certainty that that st not harm the human body . We say no. The head of the Public Health department is a pediatrician. Had to opportunity to see firsthand the affects of both vaccination in terms prof detectiving children and not vaccination in terms of illness. Measles is highly contagious. The student diagnosed here will remain in isolation until tomorrow. In berkeley, abc7 news. Well, more Severe Weather is in the forecast across the southeast. Tornadoes and heavy rain caused damage and flooding. A twister ripped apart this search. Firefighters in alabama rescued a family whose car got trapped in a flash flood. Roads were imp

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