records in oakland. more spare the air. unfortunately we have very bad air quality in the east and that makes it hard to breathe. the forecast highs is 10 throw in fairfield and 102 degrees in the capitol city. forecast high, well, well above average. we are starting to cool down tomorrow and boy the end of the week we will be in the lower 80s. >> thank you. a couple of quakes hit one bay area city. one other city takes lights, camera, action to boost the economy. where filmmakers could be getting a good deal and something about texting and driving too. the latest in the trial of people accused of torturing a central california teen, keeping him shackled in their home.

right into the heart of oakland. tonight she's making her presence very well-known. robert lyles shows us how. >> reporter: i want you to consider this. oakland voters elected jerry brown mayor twice. in fact, this city is largely democratic. but it is however an office for the republican opponent. so does the fact that meg whitman has leased space right here in the middle of oakland offer a window or is it a view into a political blunder. >> meg whitman's campaign says the gubernatorial hopefully opened this office in mid-july for one reason. >> well, we believe it will be very close. so we need to fight for every vote, in oakland, in san francisco, in san jose, every vote in the bay area. >> reporter: when the cameras arrived, it was easy to see directly into the front windows. but after we informed her campaign of our story tonight, the entire front window was covered with this. >> for anyone who lives in oakland, those of who us live here, we know that office is opened occasionally at most. it's mostly for show. >> reporter: but the republican hopeful says it's j

a shooting in oakland. ktvu's jade hernandez spoke with a neighbor who describes this terrifying attack. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. about a half hour ago we went to the house where the shooting happened. we spoke to a neighbor who hit the ground when he heard what he says were about 30 shots. he's scared this morning. and what makes that worse is that police believe the woman shot was not the intended target. in fact, a fight in front of the house involving someone else who lived there may have led to the woman opening her door and then being shot three times including once to the chest. police were not releasing any information about the woman this morning. but the neighbor told us he thought she was in her 50s living with a big family along the 1200 block of 87th avenue. the man we spoke to lives across the street and just moved into the neighborhood. he says he heard 30 shots fired. he immediately hit the ground. what scared him the most, the shots sounded like they came from an assau

between oakland coliseum station and oakland airports. it is expected to cost 448 million. the project faces another vote later this month and if the ctc approves work begins in six months. and it would take four years to complete. >> sunday build the search continues for a string of fog persons. this is a sketch of the suspect and a description. they think one person possibly one person said all 15 fires that happened in the sunnyvale area in the last four months. suspects hispanic male 19-20 years old, 5 ft. 8-5 ft. 10 in. tall. slender build. there has been dumpsters and on fire and cars set on fire. residents say it is hard to sleep knowing there is an arsonist on the list. >> everybody is concerned we would like the individual that is causing the fires to be caught. we would feel lot safer. >> it what makes me nervous personally. in happen next my crotch. imy rod. >> police say all the fires have been said in neighborhoods along old san francisco road. >>google held a news conference yesterday to show off its changes to its web search kron4 is a tech reporter gabe slat

making oakland neighborhoods safer. there is a push to get more police officers and neighborhood patrols on oakland city streets. kristi smith is live in oakland with a plan on how will it affect neighborhoods. kristi? >> this will put 63 beat officers back on the streets of oakland. essentially restoring most of the position that is the council had to cut a couple of months ago to try and balance the budget. it's called measure bb. voters will find it on the november ballot. i was looking at how the registrar of voters describes it and it comes at no additional cost to voters and it amens measure y and suspends the requirement that a certain amount of funding go to staff and levels from way back in 2003. this lowers the threshold of officers required to move forward here in oakland. voters have to decide whether they want to tinker with a measure they passed back in 2004. with those cut that is the council it h to make calls for service for reprioritizing and many were worried they may not get enough help from the poli

close to 68 in oakland. the wind looks more like september. warming up. a full look at the forecast coming your way in a few minutes. >>> this morning four people are recovering after a chain reaction crash in oakland. a dump truck driver is blaming bad brakes for losing control on an exit ramp from 580 last evening. when it was all over 13 vehicles had been damaged. oakland police say in all four people were taken to the hospital, but did not suffer life threatening injuries. the truck driver told the chp his brakes had fail. >>> this morning the man found living inside a house with the bodies of his wife and another women is free on bail. police found explosive materials in his vallejo home along with the bodies. yesterday a judge lowered rittenhouse's bail from $2 million to $25,000. police are still looking at any possible connection between rittenhouse and efren valdemoro. chp officers killed valdemoro last week. they say he was behind the east bay killing spree. police think valdemoro killed his girlfriend, a hercules man, that man's son is still mi

the oakland police department is looking at getting cameras on their uniforms. i'm christie smith. we'll have that story straight ahead. >>> and today is the first full day of freedom in more than a year for berkeley hiker sarah shourd. what's next for her two friends left behind. it's wednesday, september 15th, "today in the bay." >>> good morning, everyone. it's 4:30. let's get started with a look at the forecast from meteorologist rob mayeta. >> 52 degrees in oakland right now, 58, northwest wind at 10. we're going to see big changes coming up the next few days. not so much today, just high clouds, but big changes showing up in your seven-day forecast. your east bay forecast, dublin 78 degrees, richmond 70. as we head into contra costa county, 80s around concord and san ramon. pittsburg 82 degrees. here the changes in your seven-day forecast. keep the umbrella on stand by for the north bay on friday and for the rest of the bay area, believe it or not, saturday into sunday. but the story of the morning in terms of the weather is some of that thick fog. >> you're talking maybe esp

the oakland army base. of course, the oakland army base was decommissioned and it's been in a holding pattern for over a decade. almost two decades. now the development contract has been awarded. but the big question is will the community benefits agreements that mandate that developers hire locally and make sure that the jobs that they create, and some 8,000 are supposed to be created, are actually good paying equivalent to union-type jobs. and that's what's at stake. the port of oakland's going to be voting on it in their first meeting in october. >> belva: so is crime still a big issue? >> crime was the biggest issue at the mayoral forum last night. and this is the fifth candidates forum. there are so many candidates that, you know, it's understandable that oakland voters, 33%, according to the last poll run by the chamber of commerce, actually haven't decided because they can pick three candidates and they're not sure what people's stands on the issues are. but it was the first time last night that we h

or actually oakland pardon me, oakland traffic looks good into the city of oakland driving up to downtown. southbound traffic already busy. 237 we have stop and go traffic here as you cross 880. it is not too bad but it is getting slower on the way over to sunnyvale. 6:36. here is steve. >> sal, thank you. good morning. big change today. yesterday san francisco much of the coast 80s. inland 90s. not today. a lot of 50s and 60s. the headline is cooler today. much cooler tomorrow. the fog has already returned. forecasted highs 58 to 64. maybe even local drizzle late tonight into tomorrow morning. we will start a rebound towards the end of the week but nothing chose to what we had on monday. the reason why we are going to cool down is that system right there where it says turning cooler. a decent low starting to drop in. forecasted highs yesterday as you know they went above well today they are below. sabt a rosa 94, 76 today. 84 san francisco. 64 today. walnut creek five to 78. oakland downtown 86, we will go 67. san jose 93 to 78 degrees. an hour ago mt. tam was still at 70. the same as ye

he was carjacked at gunpoint in oakland. while not at race for mayor, ignacio de lafuente had his home burglarized for the second time this month. with crime a major issue as to who will lead oakland for mayor, violent crime is actually down 16% from the same time last year. but quan says property crimes are trending up, and she says it's because of the troubled economy. >> unemployment in oakland is pretty high, particularly among young african-americans between 20 and 30. and that's who took my purse last night. >> reporter: and quan says the crime problem here can only be solved once the jobs problem is solved. now she was able to give a partial license plate number to police. she also says the surveillance cameras at safeway captured the whole thing on video. so she is confident the thief will be caught. so far there is no word on arrest. monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, monty. >>> in daniel, police arrested a man tonight after they say they found pipe bombs inside his house. the bomb squad responded to am

he will be arraigned in oakland on tuesday. he claimed he did not know the person he shot was a police officer. officer todd young and another officer were in plainclothes when they tried to serve barrientos with an arrest warrant. >>> three high school students are sick after they ate pot-laced marijuana chocolate. they say they bought the chocolate from the male student. police arrested the suspected student dealer and are trying how he got the pot-laced candy without a card. the girls will be fine. >>> the city council member who led the charge against a parcel tax to save police jobs is a crime victim this morning. burglars broke into ignacio fuentes' home on tuesday and stole his wife's computer and a few other items. he says he sees no connection between the break-in and his stance against the parcel tax. he said his home was hit last year, too. back then officers were still on the streets. he says break-ins are simply a problem for the city. >> it's another sign of the times facing several bay area cities. the san carlos

in oakland, not much wind, plenty chilly outside. some of the temperatures this morning dipping into the upper 40s getting out towards fairfield, by 8:00 we should see 50s across the board. lunch timepe temratures still cool. border line t-shirt weather today with 70s popping up. the weekend ahead, we start to warm up finally 70s and 80s inland, and 60s out on the coast. >> got to love it. >> let's check the commute with mike. >> light volume of traffic now, we have an issue for the east bay, southbound 880 at oak street from oak street down to 23rd, overnight repay work went on. emergency closure for three lanes heading down through oakland. that was scheduled to pick up at 4:00 a.m. it's been extended by 5:00. i'm worried this will bleed over to 5:30 when we see slowing moving through downtown. again, that sig-alert because of the emergency closure, three lanes closed through downtown oakland. we'll follow this coming up. >>> charles rittenhouse is out on bail this morning. he was arrested in his home when his wife and her best fri

what's the economic situation right here in oakland, 2010? >> it's devastating. and in east oakland, it's magnified. >> reporter: unemployment here is 27%, nearly 3 times the national average. >> we're pretty much full. >> reporter: which explains why the job training they do here are overflowing. and not just theirs. the oakland green jobs corp trains locals for construction jobs in the emerging green market. everything from basic carpentry to solar panel installation. to a grueling exercise regimen so they'll be strong enough for the physical rigors of the construction trade. and when they're done, they really do get jobs. >> we're battling about 75 percent in the total graduating class. >> reporter: in this economy? >> in this economy. >> reporter: mary vanek graduated last year. she is now helping build a hospital outside of san francisco. how much were you making in a good week, before? >> no more than $200 at the max. >> reporter: with 5 kids? >> with 5 kids. >> reporter: and now? >> making anywhere from $700 to $1000, if not more. >> reporter: before angel

that's 66% of the employees in oakland. officials say there are no plans to move its corporate offices from oakland. the company is in the middle of a renovation right now. the president hopes that new companies will take over the space. >> the fact they are moving 500 to 700 people to another city is disappointing. we could have new employees from other companies, other organizations coming in to oakland to off set that. they have invested $25 million in the building to improve it. it will be attractive to tenant. >> they have been in oakland since 1913 but as kron 4's dan shows us, this move is go for the city of pleasanten. >> reporter: relocate more than 500 employees from oakland. >> it provides some hope for folks, we are creating employment and it's good for our town and the trivalley. >> reporter: clorox isn't the first, especially since rents are low. >> we are seeing medium sized companies, companies relocating. >> [inaudible] credit union is moving from san francisco to this location. >> we got great infrastructu

the other side of the bay 63 oakland, 63 hayward, and the other side of the oakland hills pittsburgh, antioch mid to upper 70's. then the 680 mid-70s. ted rogers around the upper 60s those '70s, 69 sunnyvale, 73 san jose. 74 morgan hill. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. the warm-up does not last long, it's not much of a warm-up but we will tack on a few degrees, look again next week we could write back down again. let's get check on the right now with george. it >> date improvements on the commute on the bay bridge, interstate 580 was pretty slow, picking up the slows traffic is in the south bank in mid peninsula. mostly here on highway 101 we'll talk briefly about an estate to lead zero it is the ride out of downtown san jose out towards the west valley and cupertino not the worst commute death police luggage. here's the guadalupe parkway look at this northbound ride it is intermittently slow all the way up to highway 237 and then continuing up to palo alto but it is this of fun traffic that is basically a slowed drum beat all the way down from the 92 interchange definite

this to help that fremont police officer shot last month in oakland. todd young needed 60 units of blood for his initial surgery. opd says he is going to need more blood for future operation. the suspected gunman is under arrest and scheduled to enter a plea in court later this month. >>> 75 of silicon valley's most influential people are urging major league baseball to let the oakland as move to san jose. the ceos from cisco systems, ebay, yahoo and other companies signed a letter of solidarity. it urges baseball commissioner bud selig to let as and the city move forward with a ballpark near hp pavilion. >>> well, say good-bye to a popular perk at a bay area supermarket. rainbow grocery in san francisco's mission district ending coupon day after this month. the 20% off coupons got so popular during the recession, the store says it couldn't keep up with the rush of customers. >>> it's not just her bakery, no. no, this is a heart of oakland. >> the recipe for success that put an east bay favorite back in business. >>> if you live in the statistics i'd b

go through oakland into the slough. trash is carried along the way and flows downstream but another big source of the trash is right over there. events of the oracle arena and the coliseum generated a lot of garbage that makes its way into the slough. in oakland kron 4 news. >> cooler and breezy this afternoon a live look for the bay bridge toll plaza mostly sunny skies. were going to see a similar day out there tomorrow. it will or seeing right now temperatures down about 5 to 15 degrees over what we saw yesterday about the same close to the coastline but cooler in the north bay and especially cooler in our inland valleys temperatures in the upper 60s in livermore concord a little warmer in antioch and fairfield. this is a big change over what we saw yesterday 12 degrees cooler in concord at 13 in livermore, 9 degrees coolerç nw the same amount of cooling in novato. çthe cooler weather wil prevail for tomorrow. we will have widespread talk tomorrow that will reform tonight and spread in landis of tomorrow morning f

wants to build a monorail system to get travelers from the oakland coliseum to oakland international airport. estimated cost, half a billion dollars. the public transit advocacy group says a bus, though, would be just as quick and $350 million cheaper. >> there is so much space on hegenberger that you can actually narrow the lanes to within safe amounts and make an exclusive lane that only the bus can travel on in the median. >> this is a project that is going to be worth so much more. it's going to be priceless years from now. you are going to look back and say, man, thank god we did that. >> a bay area transit committee will vote today on whether or not to set aside $20 million in state funds for the monorail. >>> 5:38. time for a check on traffic and weather. and it is, what do you think, misty? they are talking light rain or mist. they are having an argument down in the weather center. anyway, elizabeth, no arguments on the traffic. >> i know. problems on the roads actually. we have had a couple of spinouts already this morning and we still have a traffic alert in livermore causi

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. 60 in oakland. 64 in san francisco. 60 in san jose. we will be mainly in the 70s, possibly some 80s, much cooler than yesterday. part of that reason why is there is a low pressure trough to the north of us. it is going to be heading down south and cooling us off along the bay. more on our weather coming up in a bit. >> thank you very much. >>> time is 6:09. time to check the traffic conditions. mike will take us to a normal hot spot in the east bay. >> a hot spot with or without accidents, usually with. westbound 580 at 680. the earlier accident i told you about, off the shoulder but still a distraction causing slowdowns. you see that slowing now bidding back to where we typically see the slow jodowns in the heart o livermore that is causing a general slow drive. the yellow means speeds are consistently below 50 indianapolis minneapolmiles per hour. you can cut through highway 84 that will get you out of the slowdown faster down through sunol if 680 is your drive. here you can see building, no major delays but expect slowing over the n

that motorcycle accident in oakland. it happened a few hours ago on hegenberger road, near lite drive, close to the oakland airport. police are still on the scene. and traffic is still being diverted because of this accident. the motorcycle crashed into a van. we don't yet know the condition of the drivers involved. but it's causing a backup in the area. people trying to get to the oakland airport should take 98th avenue. that is the exit to the south of hegen berger, as an alternate route. >>> another tragic accident overnight. a bicyclist was hit and killed on a bay area freeway. it happened on interstate 505, north of vacaville, north of midway road. police say the unidentified bicyclist, believed to be in his 20s, somehow rode into the lanes of traffic and was killed. the driver who hit him flagged down a chp officer a mile down the road, saying he thought he had hit a deer. the highway patrol is investigating. >>> time now, 8:33. two people were shot and wounded overnight in oakland. this happened around midnight. p

an early morning fire in oakland is suspicious. at 3:00 a.m. the building on 60th street went up in flames. ktvu is live at the scene. tell us why this will not be a typical investigation. >> reporter: good morning, pam. fire investigators and crews finished their overall about 40 minutes ago. i want to show you some damage here. you see some you of the clothes out here, mattresses, these are basically the things people live with. so basically looking at their lives all burned up out here and thrown away. now this morning the fire department is investigating the cause of the pardon me apartment fire here. sounds routine until you learn there was a fire at the same building 14 hours earlier. the latest fire started at 3:00 a.m. this morning. the 1 alarm fire was under control in about 20 to 30 minutes. crews worried about evacuating residents because this same crew responded to the 1:00 p.m. fire yesterday. they knew the residents had been evacuated. where is unknown right now. i spoke with a red cross representative a few minutes a

so far, 15 minutes now up towards downtown oakland. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. here's the forecast. >> we are seeing temperatures coming down all around the bay area. nice start to overlook san jose right now. clear skies through tonight we are going to see more clouds in that direction. already seeing clouds at the coast and inside the bay as it looks like we are in for a major cooldown outside. so we have some patchy fog through the golden gate and at the coast, still clear in the interior valleys. temperatures running in the 50s and 60s, somewhat similar start to what we had yesterday but by the afternoon, what a change in the temperatures. yesterday, we had 90s, hotspot showing up well inland. today we'll struggle to get into the lower 80s in the warmest spots. a lot of sunshine inside the bay but still cooler temperatures in the 60s and 70s. and out at the coastline, highs in the 50s and low 60s. low clouds and fog and breezy conditions outside. 93 san jose, 91 san rafael and 48 in san francisco. today

oakland police say both crimes happen within hours. investigators believe the san suspect might be responsible for the jews have been incidences. there just a few blocks in between the locations both neighborhoods predominantly have apartment buildings and the looks security is obviously concern appeared as most of these areas have secured doors. oakland police said they have stepped up patrols in the area and investigators are canvassing the area in search of the suspect. in oakland kron 4 news. >> date kron 4 spoke to people around lake merritt and their reaction to the assaults. >> happens every day and at lunch time is just the same. >> i think it's a problem now that we don't have as much police force you're going have these problems. >> it's very scary to think as a female i can walk around the street and be safe. >> it makes you feel unsafe a mix you watch your back and look around and it's unfortunate because this is a good area, a good neighborhood and i'm sad that happens to ever did it they need to catch him. >> a very sad a

in oakland kron 4 news. i children >> hospital today oakland police chief fred a teddy bear for the six year-old shooting victim did she talks about what's important for him to visit the girl. >> were stopping by for this little they go and tell where we know work and lover. part of my drive it in my call is to save the innocents of these babies here and are trinity. the five world, the six year-old the year-old any loss when the babies are impacted that's tough. it's shouldn't be a kid should be able to grow their community without being afraid that the be hit by stray bullet or some gang members shooting of the community >> this is not the first time chief that's visited a young victim in oakland during its first month as police chief he did so as well. a dozen people are their homes tonight after fired nearly damage their home three people were treated for smoke inhalation it happened just before midnight on the two ended block of madison avenue. the fire destroyed two cars. the investigators have not det

she is coming in to oakland saying i'm for you because i can make oakland a better place. >> reporter: brown's camp does not see the lake shore office as either bold or intimidating. so what do they see instead? >> meg whitman has yet to see a dollar she wasn't gonna spend. >> reporter: but whitman's camp goes on to say that this office is resonating with oakland voters and they point out the fact that hundreds of people, they say, have stopped by. now jerry brown has just one campaign office, it's across town, at jack london square, and dane, a his camp says his history with this city, that's what's resonating with voters. >> it's a big town. >> reporter: and a lot of campaign signs. >> there you go. robert liles, thank you. >>> checking headlines around the bay area don't, environmentalists are asking ship operators to watch out for what else off bay area coastline. this after a container ship headed into the port of oakland with that sitting on the bow. nobody on board new exactly what happened until they reached port, spotted the whale stuck on the ship's bow, its dead. marine by

mist around the peninsula in spots. 59 in oakland. you can see on the satellite radar, the system that brought us the light rain yesterday now east of the sierra, temperatures today will climb a bit. still low 70s in san jose. a quick check of north bay temperatures, we'll show that you in the 60s and 70s today. the trend tomorrow and through the weekend for inland valleys will be warmer. 70s and 80s inland. mid 60s along the coast. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> it is 5:39 right now. the ninth anniversary of the september 11th attacks is saturday. coming up we're honored to talk with one bay area mother who remembers the day she lostn oa onn t board flight 93. [ male announcer ] how can rice production in india, affect wheat output in the u.s., the shipping industry in norway, and the rubber industry, in south america? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex global economy. it's just one reason 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a pr

oakland getting an infusion of cash to fight the violence. the federal money going to three violence prevention programs that are a key part of measure y. the largest portion, $2.2 million going to a ceasefire program that provides alternatives to gangs and violence. it includes street outreach, management and case opportunities. $750,000 will help the strategy designed to reconnect children with school after release from other programs including juvenile detention. another $750,000 will help young men and women release friday jail find jobs. >> the senior service road repairs waiting on a budget deal and looks like the wait may be over soon. christie smith is live in oakland with live on the framework of a new deal. >> reporter: good morning. it's believed the framework includes $7.5 billion in cuts, much less than the governor and republicans had been backing. they were looking for $12 billion in cuts. slightly less than democrats proposed. the so-called big five spent a second day in los angeles where negotiations were going on because the

oakland police say what's unusual about these two cases is just that. after each robbery of sexual assault occurred. investigators say strong armed robberies are typically combine with violence but not sexual attacks. investigators said they believe the man of the sketch is responsible for both crimes and is considered armed and dangerous. crime stoppers are offering up to $5,000 for information leading to his arrest. in oakland kron 4 news. >> >>, and police in walnut creek looking for a man who tried to lure the 13 year-old boy into his car. the boy was at a shopping center when he was approached by man in a dark blue as tv. according to police the driver claim to know the boy's mother and said he been asked to pick up the child. the 13 year-old ran away and contacted a security guard nearby. the driver is described as a bold, white male in his late '30's or 40's with green eyes and a goatee. >> a live look at the golden gate bridge their sunny skies this afternoon. it is still on the cool and breezy side. our current conditions mostly in the '60s but

long elevated tramway between the oakland coliseum and the oakland airport is expected to cost $484 million. if the project faces another vote by the california transportation this month if they approve the project work on the connector could begin in six months and take about four years to complete. muni service restoration stand for now a state agency has rejected that bid by muni, to halt. the union had made the request in conjunction with an on their practices allegation against muni. the service changes were. the hundreds of gallons of oil that leaked into the petaluma river on monday had the most the clean up now. the state department official game says it's now picking up most of the booms that you see being put down in this video which was shot on the day. they've also reopen the area to fishing but still more work to do. marin kelly shows us what is being done to remove that tugboat which is the source of this bill. >> getting this tugboat out for word is from behind me is turning out to be no easy task. the state to permit fishing game said it will be at least two days before comp

we are following road work in oakland. eastbound 24, a couple lanes are blocked between 580 and highway 13. that should be cleared by about 6 a.m.. if you're taking mass transit, some good ideas, a spare the air day and there are no delays. for the latest go to abc7news.com and click on the traffic link under abc 7 extras. eric? >> megan, thank you. it's 5:19 now. still ahead, the warning from dianne feinstein about the nation's cyber security. the search for peace in the middle east leads israel and palin leaders oprah: morning, sailors. we would like to send your entire audience to disney world! that is the coolest thing ever! goddess of rock n roll! we got your bills -- paid, paid, paid! the hottest ticket in television! >> after the moments we'll always remember comes the season [ female announcer at jcpenney red zone clearance, get 80% savings on final markdowns, including 80% off clothes, shoes, accessories, and 80% off home! did we mention our red zone clearance final markdowns are 80% off? who knew shopping could b

oakland 20 degrees. you can really see the difference from where we were yesterday as a major way to the day today it is going to be slow to warm. afternoon highs 80 degrees in san rosa. keeping it in the '70s for most locations, 62 for san francisco. also seen since its dec. know. san mateo low seventies for redwood. east bay still keeping cool places like berkeley 63. castro valley, hayward about 70. those in one spot spring temperatures in the mid-upper 70's. that is about as warm his return to get today south bay temperatures are widespread 70's and low '70's and mountain view over to san jose. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. brings cooler temperatures again tomorrow. in fact that fog will play more road we could usher selah the drizzle. mark. >> thank you. the search for a woman who plays the emergency call and the coast guard address call was made just off the coast of to braun. coast guard helicopters dropped to 6:45 a.m. looking for the woman who at this point they do not even know s

oakland in the low 70s and inland across oakland. low 80s. 82 as well for pitsburg. for the first half of the week, we will be running cooler towards wednesday. stay tuned. if those winds turn offshore, that may have to be watched for fire danger. look at the temperatures ratcheting upwards. >> 4:57. up next in the bay, a preview of a new report out later that will show whether you and your family are living on top of a dangerous gas pipeline. plus, see how people are taking advantage of muni's new multimillion-dollar turnstile system. some are getting a free ride. the bright lights of monday thait football coming up to the will vebaha raj amaai will have all that. i was told that i was at risk for sudden cardiac death. i was 23 years old, i wasn't overweight. i never dreamed this would happen to me. when the doctor told me i had three blocked arteries, i felt like i was punched in the gut. i found out that one in three women die from heart disease. how did i not know that?

close to 65, by lunch time we will be in the 80s in san jose, 75 in oakland. things will be nice throughout the day and look at these numbers, by 4:00, we will be in the mid 80s in redwood city. 77 oakland. 88, close to 90 in san jose. thinking about taking off throughout the state, it's 105 in palm springs today. close to 100 at 97 in fresno. even along the water, 80 degrees. sacramento, pretty hot at 96. even south lake tahoe is nice, looking at our seven-day forecast, that's right. the mid 90s. along with the last unofficial day of summer goes those warm, warm temperatures. even along the coast, mid to high 70s. things cool down about 10, 15 degrees depending on where you are tomorrow. then it will be feeling down-right fall-like on wednesday. things will be warming up a bit, but before next weekend, a big cooldown. >> thank you very much. >>> the new fall tv season starts in two weeks, along with "chuck" and "chase" nbc will have another monday night drama, "the event." it is billed as a hybrid of lost and "24" but it's title is shrouded in mystery. >> he'

this is the oakland maze for traffic heading towards the bay bridge. it was an absolutely mess yesterday but right now that's westbound 80 looking good and westbound 580 across your screen. get the latest traffic information as it changes. it's updated 24/7 on abc7news.com. you'll find it under the bay area traffic link. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 5:53. >> new figures just released by the labor department finds the number of people signing up for unemployment benefits has dropped to the lowest level in two months. new claims plunged by 27,000 and economists predicted a smaller decline of 2,000. >> good morning. things are looking up for men's warehouse. the retailer outlet better than expected second quarter profits. closing sales lower slightly. people worried about the economy. two-thirds of americans say we're not out of the woods yet in terms of the economy. they're expecting a double-dip recession. also says mayfair, the second downturn will be worse than the first. here's a good bargain if you have kids. t-mobile letting customers add

a co-defendant will also stand trial in oakland. both have pleaded not guilty. >>> a new poll says senator barbara boxer is gaining ground against her challenger, carly fiorina. boxer is ahead 47% to 43%. earlier the same poll had fiorina up 4%. >>> the republican party has blocked an attempt to allow gays to publicly serve in the military. democrats say the fight is far from over. >> this isn't the end of this. we're going to continue to move on. we know we've been blocked procedurally. >> republican senators voted unanimously against a major defense bill yesterday. it included a provision ending don't ask, don't tell. 13,000 men and women have been kicked out of the military since don't ask, don't tell took effect in 1993. >>> today family and friends will gather to remember a vallejo hairstylist who died in a highly publicized string of killings. a service will be held for cindy tran at noon at the twin chapels mortuary in vallejo. tran's boyfriend strangled her in a car during a chp pursuit last month. chp officers shot and kill

live in oakland, today in the bay. >> oakland is not the only town negotiating budget cuts and services vital to public safety. san jose laid off 49 firefighters over the summer. the battle over firefighter pay and benefit cuts now heads to arbitration n. vallejo, the budge set so tight police offices are closed. 66 officers have been laid off in the past five years. berkeley police are looking for a gunman that happened in the ashby bart station sunday morning. a 35-year-old man and his fiance were walking home after a party when two men tried to rob them. one shot and killed the man and punched the woman. detectives are hoping someone saw the crime or has information that could lead to a better description. the two robbers took off in an older two-tone suv. >> the lawyer for a berkeley graduate held in iran, his attorney said he has been in contact with the family of sarah shored and the swiss embassy in iran. iran said they would release her as a sign of compassion to mark the end of ramadan and quickly reversed the division. her lawyer said she could be released in a few days if her

a fight outside an oakland home. we have more from the open police station. >> the woman remains in critical condition this morning. she opened her door last night and was shot three times. they don't believe -- police don't believe she was the intended target. we're live. we're waiting for an update. we know that a fight in front of this woman's house, involving someone who lived there may have led to the woman opening that door and being shot. about an hour ago, we drove to the house where she was shot and spoke to a man who lives across the street. he told us he heard 30 shots from what he thought was an assault rifle. and says he hit the ground immediately. it was around 10:30 last night in the 1200 block of 87th avenue. after getting up and making his way outside, he saw family members running out of that house, screaming, they shot mama. police are not releasing any information about the woman. but the neighbor told us, he thought she was in her 50s, living with her large family, along 87th avenue. the man said

close to 71 in oakland and around alamedaia. san ramon, pittsburg and concord, t-shirt weather inland with low 80s. mid-80s for calistoga and lake port. so your seven-day forecast shows not much change tomorrow. friday a chance of showers and keep that umbrella on stand by for the weekend. cooler as well. laura. >> thanks, rob. >>> so you think airplane seats can't get any smaller? compared to what we're about to show you, regular economy class seats have never looked so good. a company called avian interiors is looking to sell these saddle style sky rider seats. the new configuration reduces the seat between seats from 32 inches to just 23. that means more passengers on planes and more cramped flights. it can also mean lower ticket prices for passengers. how is that plan sitting with passengers? >> it was uncomfortable to me. i couldn't fly for two hours on that. it's like being on a horse. >> it may need to be a little bigger, i don't know. but for me it's perfect. >> the faa still needs to determine if the seats meet their s

mid to upper 80s san francisco and oakland. low to mid-90s throughout the bay into the south bay hitting 100 morgan hill at 4:00. same type of temperatures in the east bay valleys with mid to upper 90s in the north bay valleys. all right. let's take a look at your accu-weather seven-day forecast. you can see cooler days are definitely on the way. we are going to drop nearly 10 to 15 degrees. the closer you are to the ocean tomorrow. and then how about another 10 to 12 degrees by the time we get to the coolest weather which will be on sunday. frances, good morning. >> good morning, mike. good morning, everyone. we'll start with a live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza where there are no delays. i did want to mention an accident in the north bay though. southbound 101 past highway 16 there was an earlier crash that was off to the shoulder but emergency crews had to block the lane temporarily to get that car out of the shoulder. and as a result it did cause things to back up. there's about five-minute delays as you make your way t

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solo en la ciuadad de oakland en los ultimos 5 aÑos casi 15 propiedades han entrado en proceso de embargo, la mayoria son familias de grupos minoritarios , tambien ahora que se aproximan las elecciones se teme que muchos electores no podran ejercer su derecho porque como han perdido su propiedad no han recibido su informacion para sugragar. ---el esposo de una mujer que murio asesinada comparecera en el tribunal superior del condado de solano maÑana. ---"charles rittenhouse", de 72 aÑos, fue arrestado el martes por la tarde cuando volvia del trabajo... las autoridades habian encontrado los cuerpos descompuestos de su esposa y una amiga.---sin embargo, "rittenhouse" no enfrenta cargos de homicidio, sino por tener explosivos en su vivienda.---los investigadores tratan de descifrar una truculenta historia que empezo con el asesinato de un hombre en hercules, y que cobro la vida de cuatro personas (entre ellas la esposa de "rittenhouse") y la desaparicion de una mas.---los crimenes parecen estar ligados a "efren valdemoro", quien murio baleado por la patrulla de caminos despues de una perse

this is grand and mcarthur near 580 in oakland. now were we're unclear as to whether there have been injuries in this accident but by the condition of those cars, it's easy to assume there certainly may have been, but again, there's the dump truck at grand and mcarthur near the 580. the 580 adjacent to the right side of this screen, we have a crew on the way to the scene. but we'll keep you up to date as the newscast goes on. >>> an unusual discovery at an east bay park. police seized nearly 2,000 pot plants, enough to fill a huge truck. local state law enforcement agents fanned out this morning at this regional wilderness park. that's located west of danvillel on interstate 680. found in a crop was remote part of the park near bowling jer canyon. they say they have a street value of about a quarter million dollars. they arrested one man but a second one escaped. a camp had been set up with tents, food and a pump which drew water from a spring located nearby. >>> a senior aide to barbara boxer faces drug charges. marcus stanley was

it happened early this morning in oakland. anne makovec joins us from children's hospital where the girl is being treated. anne. >> reporter: she is six years old and her name is leslie ramirez, here at children's hospital right now after being shot in the arm while she slept at 2:15:00 a.m. this morning. these are pictures of the home where this happened on seminary avenue. we counted about 20 bullet holes on the side of the home and also in the window. apparently at least one of the bullets entered the home, hit the little girl in the arm as she slept in her bed, and then was lodged in her chest. that is according to her sister. likely more than one shooter involved in this according to police. here's what the sister has to say. >> we were all sleeping and i heard like a lot of gunshots and then i woke up and i -- i heard my mom crying and screaming and then she had my little sister, so i asked like if they were okay. then i seen my little sister, she was really bleeding from her arm. so i called 911. >> reporter: nobody has