involved in southern california. one of my main contacts ended up being page's housemates. i met him through one of my main contacts in 2001. page had been in southern california for not very long. he recently had relocated from back east to southern california. the main reason for relocating was to join his first band, his first white power neo-nazi banned young land, a fairly new the merged banned in southern california that was up and coming in that scene. it was at that time i met page. he was just release starting to get involved in the white power music scene and was starting to meet a lot of different people in southern california. >> what was your reaction on sunday when he first saw the photograph of the man who opened fire on the sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin? >> actually, i did not realize it was page until monday afternoon fairly late. i was not able to follo media coverage earlier as details were being released. i was on the southern poverty law center's web site reading one of their articles about

involved in southern california. one of my main contacts ended up being page's housemates. i met him through one of my main contacts in 2001. page had been in southern california for not very long. he recently had relocated from back east to southern california. the main reason for relocating was to join his first band, his first white power neo-nazi banned young land, a fairly new the merged banned in southern california that was up and coming in that scene. it was at that time i met page. he was just release starting to get involved in the white power music scene and was starting to meet a lot of different people in southern california. >> what was your reaction on sunday when he first saw the photograph of the man who opened fire on the sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin? >> actually, i did not realize it was page until monday afternoon fairly late. i was not able to follow media coverage earlier as details were being released. i was on the southern poverty law center's web site reading one of their articles abou

we have some moisture that triggered flash flooding down in southern california friday afternoon. and then, word and move this to the north. and as we move to the north, this moisture follows. be at it's and thunderstorms early saturday morning and today, all the moisture moves of the state carried we look for some low clouds along the shore line. the numbers in channel will be but cygnus it reasserted. we start off with some low clouds along the shore line. tamiflu clausen will affect certain parts of day. and we go in and we mustn't skies. we start of the mid-60s between nine and 10:00. tamiflu pressure that is off the pacific northwest and of ensuring that low will dig out a trough over the state and as a result, will have this trough which will get down and reach into the bay area. but on tuesday that will come in and in the meantime will want in the east bay. and also along the beach to be mild. with the forecast in general for the bay area. the most recent skies and in the date 78 or something like that. with low 60s for the beach and feature cast as all this out. we've will

delta down to southern california. the professor trances now co- director of uc berkeley's water center this project is not without its critics especially northern california of questions about what a book to to the ecosystem and the cost talking about 2 35 mi. long tunnels huge totals going underground to move this water and is it even cost effective. >>> it certainly appears it is based on we knew today. they so we know is does appear that it is affordable. " is it going to be cost effective in the long run? a lot of questions in southern california whether they're willing to pay for this water and questions _ and no one paying for the construction of it if we haven't. greta the water agencies to receive water from the delta have made commitments that they will pay for the cost of the facilities there's no subsidy involved in the program and it does appear that this a cost- effective investment. though still the need for recycling and desalination some instances of always need for conservation but those alternatives

something not seen since the '80s dozens of earthquake shakes southern california when had quite a jolt when during a painting by local artist pulled from a web site they are descries censorship and how the festival plans to handle the touchy sit,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, >>> dozens of earthquakes rattled parts of southern california from imperial valley to san diego county. this is what it looks like on the seismograph the first quake measured 3.9 it at ten this morning followed later by 3.4 this animation metaphor quite 9 shaker hit at 12:30 p.m. the largest in this warm today and measured 5.3 no reports of damage or injury. red flag warnings issued in northern california and a new challenge for firefighters making progress on the wildfires across the state. cal fire says the ponderosa fire near redding 74 percent contained. it consumed 43 square miles and destroyed 64 homes. in columbus national force that is 55% contained. a third fire in mendocino county 33 percent contained. an award winning painting left of the sausalito art festival website or other winners are displayed the move proms que

. >>> and a swarm of earthquakes rock southern california. why scientists say they are not surprised. [ female announcer ] introducing yoplait greek 100. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in fact it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. well ok then, new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. ♪ >>> a driver faces dui charges after causing this mess in oakland. it happened around 12:30 this morning at 90th avenue and san leandro street. investigators say the driver hit a fire hydrant, left the scene, then hit an embankment, 85th and railroad and the hydrant was found lodged underneath the car. >>> hundreds of small to moderate earthquakes are still shaking the southern california desert east of san diego. the largest was a magnitude 5.5. it hit yet and was centered about 3 miles northwest of brawley. the quakes knocked 20 mobile homes off their foundations and caused a power outage for 2500 customers. no one was injured. earthquake swarms are not nearby in the brawley area. scientists say the q

the boys and their family from southern california stopped during a hike to cool off in the river. the boys waded into the water and then were swept away by the strong current. the body of the 10-year-old was found about 150 yards downstream. the search for the body of the 6-year-old is still ongoing at this hour. well, a 37-year-old alameda county man has died from a rare disease he contracted in vote might and a southern california woman is seriously ill but she's expected to survive. they probably contracted hantavirus at a spry at yosemite. the virus is spread through rodents, feces and urine and is deadly to humans about a third of the time. >> used to be thought to be more found in the very rural remote mountain cabins and things like that, but we're finding a lot of building areas, even modern buildings, even urban fringe areas could have deer bites entering the properties and infesting. >> the two victims were camping 100 feet apart. the park regularly traps and tests deer mice and they are stepping up efforts to disinfect cabins. since 1939 when the virus was first identif

not a lot of damage but what happen next the showers over southern california get swept up to the bay area we have lightning strokes saturday morning you can see yesterday at 11:30 a.m. widely scattered showers and thundershowers it only takes one lightning bolt to start a fire. the fuels are at record dry levels. will see what happens when we do weather in a few minutes. the thunderstorms blue east into nevada. the low pressure, began to spill over northern california and mild area will help the firefighters. >>> qualifiers destroying homes and a grinch and other western states in washington better weather helped firefighters gained ground on the taylor ridge fire it is grown to 23,000 a.. 50 homes destroyed or damaged people are now going back and not knowing what they will find. >>> which saw a friend's homes gaunt, one friend barely got out, he came back today in and found everything is gone >>> in idaho residents grabbed what they could as hundreds of homes under a mandatory evacuation that is because of fire and heavy smoke in some places smoke so thick visibility reduced 10 ft.

and so there is a different moisture moving into southern california. bringing them thunderstorms, there are flood advisories up to southern california so this is is is also flash flood warnings and waves. and there is clear skies inland. along the coastline, socked in. and this is solid here, pacifica, high 56 this afternoon. it's mid to upper 60s at the coast. and low clouds and fog tonight. coastal drizzle and temperatures rebound heading into labor day. tomorrow morning wide spread low clouds and patchy fog and drizzle. there is here is what is causing the change in weather pattern. there is a kick up on the sea breeze, more cooling taking place tomorrow as that area of low pressure is closer to the coastline. we're going to drop well below normal. there is thunderstorms into sierra. the troug ahs slower clearing meaning cooler weather for your friday. and high temperatures south bay, 70 degrees in sunny veil z peninsula, 69 palo alto. 56 on the coast. and downtown san francisco, 61 degrees. there is east bay 6 ain oakland. 70s in castro valley. inl

also, again, dozens of earthquakes give southern california a good shake. look at that, a beautiful night in san tran sis koe. . >>> hundreds of small to moderate earthquakes have been rattling southern california today. the usgs says 5.5 and happened just before 2:00 this afternoon near the emperial valley town of raleigh. it started at about 10:00 this afternoon and then kept on going throughout the day. that's more than a hundred miles east of san diego. they shook some bodies off the shelves and several older books offered some cosmetic damage. there were no reports of injuries, so. >> firefighters batling a fire south of reading have a new challenge. strong winds are threatening a fire to jump its containment line. they issued a red-flag warning because of the wind and the warning time was just after firefighters were able to gain about 75% containment. the fire has destroyed 64 homes so far and another 300 are still threatened. we do want to check in on the weather. it actually helped to break up the low cloud. some of the dry air mixed down to the ma

. >> the shaking continues in southern california. latest on aftershocks that hit after hundreds of quakes over the weekend. >>> former police chief ba'aths gets a new gig. the city that -- the city he will be protecting from crime, coming up. 3q it's like chicken and crunchy stuff got married! i only use french's french fried onions on my crunchy onion chicken because it's america's number one brand. just minutes to make, then bake! those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing left behind is the shine. jet-dry rinses away residues for a sparkling shine. . >>> good tuesday morning. san francisco and oakland both sides of the bay gorgeous shot. do we have much fog? are we gonna stay the same as yesterday, which wouldn't be bad. we are going to check in on traffic as well with frances in a few minutes. >>> former oakland police chief anthony batts has a new job this morning. today he's expected to

as the low moves into southern california. there are red flag warnings up for tomorrow for southern california and for the southeastern portion of california and northern nevada. concern of flooding with heavy rains. obviously this will be an area of concern as we head into tomorrow afternoon and evening just in case you are traveling. the temperatures tomorrow afternoon, a little bit lower than today. 86 in antioch. down from 91 today. 84 in livermore. you are coming down a couple more degrees. 68 oakland and 60 in half moon bay. san jose 78. a few high clouds at times. 81 in santa rosa. around the monterey bay, 62 in monterey where the fog will be sitting. 84 in morgan hill. here is a look at the forecast for the america's cup world series. racing begins tomorrow. i know they will have practice rounds. mid50s to low 60s. if you are going to the marina green make sure you grab your sweater or jacket. the seven-day forecast, slightly cooler tomorrow and then the numbers come up a few degrees on thursday and holding there. by t

as the low moves into southern california. there are red flag warnings up for tomorrow for southern california and for the southeastern portion of california and northern nevada. concern of flooding with heavy rains. obviously this will be an area of concern as we head into tomorrow afternoon and evening just in case you are traveling. the temperatures tomorrow afternoon, a little bit lower than today. 86 in antioch. down from 91 today. 84 in livermore. you are coming down a couple more degrees. 68 oakland and 60 in half moon bay. san jose 78. a few high clouds at times. 81 in santa rosa. around the monterey bay, 62 in monterey where the fog will be sitting. 84 in morgan hill. here is a look at the forecast for the america's cup world series. racing begins tomorrow. i know they will have practice rounds. mid50s to low 60s. if you are going to the marina green make sure you grab your sweater or jacket. the seven-day forecast, slightly cooler tomorrow and then the numbers come up a few degrees on thursday and holding there. by t

. >> and there is an update on breaking news in southern california. the wildfire just destroyed this home in riverside county. this is a live picture over the fire that broke out near temecula. it's doubled in size and again, spreading it's forced an evacuation of several homes in its path. and there are crews from around southern california responding and there are no reports of injuries so far. >> good progress to report tonight on fires tonight, sky 7 over the scene now this, fire has been 30% contained. what were two fires burning since sunday is being treated as one fire that burned five square miles, hundreds of homes were in danger, it's moving to the east allowing people to return home. you can bet they'll keep their eyes peeled to the east. and. >> we're hopefully getting a good handle on it in lake county the day began with 30% containment. up close enough, po% can soon burn. as we saw yesterday, the fires caused from the air. it's easiest access in this country. a task made more difficult because of the summer heat. at least one fire fighte

. >> from southern california to the other gone border california is sweltering in this august heat. in someplac someplaces we see triple digit. that's putting a strain on the state power grid. good evening everyone. dan has the night off. >> i'm carolyn. the strain on the state power supply has led to a state wide alert for the next three days californians being asked to cut back on using electricity. lillian kim is live in danville where temperatures reached triple digit today. lillian? >> it's pleasant now but earlier today it reached 102 degrees here. hot. by any standard. danville thursday night street festival off to bit of a slow start. triple digit temperature may have kept people away. vendors did what they could to keep cool. how are you coping. >> fans are doing it. fans and water. >>reporter: organizers suspected it was going to be a hot night. told everyone to be prepared. >> we actually asked all the vendors to bring tent. stay out of the hot sun and keep themselves cooler. >>reporter: all the heat is taking a toll on the california independent system operator which con

an earthquake overnight in southern california. while, in the gulf, hurricane ernesto comes ashore. >>> and a real-life yogi. a bear with a sweet tooth caught on tape, invading, what else? yeah. a candy store. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm sunny hostin, in for paula faris. we begin this wednesday, with a brand-new look at the race for the white house. our latest poll just out this morning, with less than three months until election day. >> crunch time. it is "your voice, your vote." and abc's tahman bradley joins us, now, from washington, with the very latest. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: hey. what's going on, rob and sunny? this poll shows the candidates have major work to do, as the race for the white house kicks into high gear. president obama and mitt romney face enormous hurdles. according to a new abc news/"washington post" poll, romney's favorability rating remains at a new now. 49% view him unfavorably. as for president obama, his numbers are up slightly. with a 53% favorable view. 43% unfavo

. >> and thunderstorms trigger flash flooding in southern california. and then later on "nightline." >> i'm bill weir. cops capture $18 million worth of fake designer shoes. we are in a counterfeit sting operation. and how one healer's controversial method is changing lives, n >>> a landscaper is accused of abandoning projects and leaving people heart broken. >> michael finney followed the trail of accusations and is here with his findings. >> we found out when a contest winner notified us. she said it was never awarded. we quickly found out there could possibly be other victims as well. some who paid the contractors thousands of dollars. >> i have never won anything in my life. >> this is a picture that she submitted to win an ugly back ready yeah contest. she won a $9,000 garden makeover for her san mateo home from wincoe landscapes. eleven months later and this is all that has been done to her yard. her backyard remains as appealing as an abandoned lot on a neglected street. >> i am really angry. this was an advertising ploy, and that disuh points --

as the low moves into southern california. there are red flag warnings up for tomorrow for southern california and for the southeastern portion of california and northern nevada. concern of flooding with heavy rains. obviously this will be an area of concern as we head into tomorrow afternoon and evening just in case you are traveling. the temperatures tomorrow afternoon, a little bit lower than today. 86 in antioch. down from 91 today. 84 in livermore. you are coming down a couple more degrees. 68 oakland and 60 in half moon bay. san jose 78. a few high clouds at times. 81 in santa rosa. around the monterey bay, 62 in monterey where the fog will be sitting. 84 in morgan hill. here is a look at the forecast for the america's cup world series. racing begins tomorrow. i know they will have practice rounds. grab yre you grab youre goi the sweater or jacket. the seven-day forecast, slightly cooler tomorrow and then the numbers come up a few degrees on thursday and holding there. by the weekend we will give you a mild pattern, mid7

will serve southern california, and it will be the northern terminus for future high-speed rail. [applause] until today, the transbay construction site in join the distinction of being the only high-speed rail project under construction, but that is no longer going to be the case, and the reason for that is we have federal, state, local and regional leaders, through their commitments and passion and vision and determination have brought high-speed route to california. and it is now a reality. especially gratifying is that by signing today's high-speed rail funding bill, we will be creating thousands of jobs, just like with transbay. since the start of construction, we have created 2000 jobs. we have been working with veterans to provide job opportunities for wounded veterans. we are providing internships and mentor should pocket -- opportunities to our youth and

for tomorrow for southern california and for the southeastern portion of california and northern nevada. concern of flooding with heavy rains. obviously this will be an area of concern as we head into tomorrow afternoon and evening just in case you are traveling. the temperatures tomorrow afternoon, a little bit lower than today. 86 in antioch. down from 91 today. 84 in livermore. you are coming down a couple more degrees. 68 oakland and 60 in half moon bay. san jose 78. a few high clouds at times. 81 in santa rosa. around the monterey bay, 62 in monterey where the fog will be sitting. 84 in morgan hill. here is a look at the forecast for the america's cup world series. racing begins tomorrow. i know they will have practice rounds. mid50s to low 60s. if you are going to the marina green make sure you grab your sweater or jacket. the seven-day forecast, slightly cooler tomorrow and then the numbers come up a few degrees on thursday and

he's originally from southern california. this is abc 7 news. >> thank you lisa. >>> oakland police are you you remembering latino immigrant who have been victims of sexual assault to come forward. as lillian tells us investigators believe many case have gone unreported because of fear within the community. >> he had me down and pinned against my car. >> maria doesn't want to be identified but feels compelled to share her story. she was sexually assaulted in oakland few months ago when she returned to her car after getting some taco. he was grabbing my hand. putting it in his private parts. >>reporter: maria went to police which investigators say is unusual because most immigrant latino don't. oakland police now trying to spread the word. encouraging victims of sexual assault to alert authorities. officers say there have been several aknack the fruitvale district over the past few months. most haven't been reported. in every case the victim was walking alone. >> there is escalating level of violence associated and the women h

especially in southern california. we're taking the temperatures down 1 or 2 degree but look how hot it was yesterday. think about going without ac in livermore at 103. 102 in danville. 99 in lafayette, san ramon and morgan hill. throughout the next couple days temperatures will drop off but it's going to be a scorcher. one of the reasons why, we're starting out so mild. we're at 69 in concord and livermore. 55 degrees in san francisco, and in san jose we're at 62. your day part forecast works out like this. it's going to be hot. 88 degrees again inland at noon. you'll round out the day at 100 as opposed to 102. what does it mean when it comes to the wye fire? we'll talk about that, also we have rain in the forecast. so stay tuned. my 7 day reveals when and where. from sizzle to drizzle in a few days. >> sizzle to drizzle. awesome. reminds me of mike breakfast bacon. everything reminds me of bacon in the morning. some construction through oakland and no slowing. bay bridge toll plaza, an easy drive down the east shore

he's originally from southern california. this is abc 7 news. >> thank you lisa. >>> oakland police are you you remembering latino immigrant who have been victims of sexual assault to come forward. as lillian tells us investigators believe many case have gone unreported because of fear within the community. >> he had me down and pinned against my car. >> maria doesn't want to be identified but feels compelled to share her story. she was sexually assaulted in oakland few months ago when she returned to her car after getting some taco. he was grabbing my hand. putting it in his private parts. >>reporter: maria went to police which investigators say is unusual because most immigrant latino don't. oakland police now trying to spread the word. encouraging victims of sexual assault to alert authorities. officers say there have been several aknack the fruitvale district over the past few months. most haven't been reported. in every case the victim was walking alone. >> there is escalating level of violence associated and the women h

in oakland, nick smith abc 7 news. >> to southern california for couple moment. residents forced out of their homes because of wildfire in east san diego able to return now. rare look from one of the helicopters fighting the massive blaze fpt this is joyed from u.s. marine helicopter that performed water drop over the 22,000 acre fire that broke out on sun. today evacuation orders were lifted for the communities of rancho and san philip. flames came close to homes in the towns early c this week but unburned. state fire officials believe lightning is what started that fire. >>> here's what is happening now in southern california. heavy rains from thunderstorms have triggered flash floods and mud flow in part of san bernardino county. this is video from a man living in forest falls about 75 miles east of los angeles. it show as massive water debris pushing underneath a local bridge. county sheriff says evacuation have not been order ordered but they are carefully monitoring the flooding as would you expect. now mud and debris just came washing down a number of hill

and labs in southern california. authorities arrested 11 people. >>> san jose police have release it had identity of a suspect arrested in connection with the 26th homicide of the year. marquis reynolds is accuse of stabbing a woman to death on monday near meridian avenue and san car loes street. investigators say the victim was attacked with a weapon. was arrested a few blocks awachlt the motive behind the kill sg under investigation. >>> president obama was back on the campaign trail today in iowa the president and first lay by michelle obama was by 3 thousand supporters at a rally interview. mr. obama nab iowa three dhas week telling voters there he needs one more shot. mrs. obama sold the crowd. the president has been fighting for everything from support for veterans to equal pay for women and healthcare for family. >>> mitt romney is on the four-day bus trip through camp battleground states. he was in north carolina today where he said president obama's reelection effort is all about vision attack and hate red.

. >> and thunderstorms trigger flash flooding in southern california. and then later on "nightline." >> i'm bill weir. cops capture $18 million worth of fake designer shoes. we are in a counterfeit sting operation. and how one healer's controversial method is changing lives, no surgery >>> a landscaper is accused of abandoning projects and leaving people heart broken. >> michael finney followed the trail of accusations and is here with his findings. >> we found out when a contest winner notified us. she said it was never awarded. we quickly found out there could possibly be other victims as well. some who paid the contractors thousands of dollars. >> i have never won anything in my life. >> this is a picture that she submitted to win an ugly back ready yeah contest. she won a $9,000 garden makeover for her san mateo home from wincoe landscapes. eleven months later and this is all that has been done to her yard. her backyard remains as appealing as an abandoned lot on a neglected street. >> i am really angry. this was an advertising ploy, and that disuh

he's originally from southern california. this is abc 7 news. >> thank you lisa. >>> oakland police are you you remembering latino immigrant who have been victims of sexual assault to come forward. as lillian tells us investigators believe many case have gone unreported because of fear within the community. >> he had me down and pinned against my car. >> maria doesn't want to be identified but feels compelled to share her story. she was sexually assaulted in oakland few months ago when she returned to her car after getting some taco. he was grabbing my hand. putting it in his private parts. >>reporter: maria went to police which investigators say is unusual because most immigrant latino don't. oakland police now trying to spread the word. encouraging victims of sexual assault to alert authorities. officers say there have been several aknack the fruitvale district over the past few months. most haven't been reported. in every case the victim was walking alone. >> there is escalating level of violence associated and the women h

this is tropical moisture from southern california into northern california the result is the possibility of isolated thunderstorms for saturday in the high terrain. the subtropical moisture grows up into ran and thunderstorm activity in nevada and southern california. saturday partly to mostly cloudy skies throughout the bay area possible thunderstorms in the east bay and north in the highest mountains. overnight in the '50s mostly cloudy skies areas of patchy fog, for saturday numbers trend downward 50s at the beaches and 50 60s in the peninsula. we had to the low 80's in almaden valley. east of the bay wins out of the south and southwest, up to 83, the warmest locations 78 degrees below normal 62 in san francisco, 74 at santa rosa. a slight chance of rain showers saturday then we began to recover on sunday seasonal monday through next friday. >>> going to be historic >>> more important role it cool everything y putting a robot on mars has been done before but now said thames the most daring mission ever the mars rover name " curiosity " scheduled to touch down on sunday and it is the s

. >> and thunderstorms trigger flash flooding in southern california. and then later on "nightline." >> i'm bill weir. cops capture $18 million worth of fake designer sh we are in a counterfeit sting operation. and how one healer's controversial method is changing lives, n>>çc>>÷p÷,, >>> a landscaper is accused of abandoning projects and leaving people heart broken. >> michael finney followed the trail of accusations and is here with his findings. >> we found out when a contest winner notified us. she said it was never awarded. we quickly found out there could possibly be other victims as well. some who paid the contractors thousands of dollars. >> i have never won anything in my life. >> this is a picture that she submitted to win an ugly back ready yeah contest. she won a $9,000 garden makeover for her san mateo home from wincoe landscapes. eleven months later and this is all that has been done to her yard. her backyard remains as appealing as an abandoned lot on a neglected street. >> i am really angry. this was an advertising ploy, and that disuh

. >>> and later, hundreds of earthquakes in rapid succession in southern california, over the last few days. what they're calling a seismic storm and tonight, what it all might mean. >>> as we've said there's a story in the news tonight about breast cancer, a new study that shows definitively weight is an important risk factor in determining if a woman will suffer a recurrence, and as many doctors have insisted, losing weight after diagnosis can lead to better outcomes all around. our report on all of it tonight from our chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman. >> reporter: breast cancer strikes almost 300,000 women a year. while cure rates have improved over the last 20 years, increasingly doctors are focusing on a certain group of women who don't fare as well as others. >> there's a clear connection between obesity at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis and an increased risk of occurrence of breast cancer. >> reporter: dr. joseph sparano is an oncologist who specializes in breast cancer at montefiore einstein center for cancer care in new york and is a lead researcher of today's

monday they played the entry from southern california will have the hall of fame and trees on the late show. the trash talking between the 49ers and saints have begun appearing the saints linebacker have the 49ers linebacker started when he said good teams don't need bounties and then there is a response from the saints linebacker. >>> and i don't remember him winning the super bowl you are rainless we have one we try to keep it up. >>> i read it, no need for me to respond i was asked a question about what i think about it and i told the truth a lot of people agree what i said within the organization teammates and coaches said it was the right thing to say. i need to say anything to him. it struck a nerve, something was being done on an norman's we just focus on our team would go out there and we five and see what happens. >>> at the raiders' success this year may be on the health of running back darren mcfadden when healthy he is an electrifying player on his way to a career season he suffered an injury miss the final nine games. can he stay healthy? >>> if somebody hasn't answer for

. >> still ahead, hundreds of earthquakes rattled southern california and they're expected to keep coming. >> they did not win the whole thing but there is a triumphant return for the petaluma little league team, they rode home from the airport and style. >> they're calling it " oakland loves its sports teams " week., >> a movement to support civic pride and economic development in oakland is being wrapped in team spirit. kristin harris is live with the latest on the effort to save owen's professional sports teams. >> today it talks are ongoing about keeping the oakland raiders and the a's in oakland. the mayor kicked off " oakland loved its sports teams " week. it starts september 10th and it seems like a way for fans to try and convince teams to stay in oakland. >> from the sound of it, it could have been an oakland a's game. but this was a city hall rally with one mission. >> keeping all three teams in oakland, the a's, the raiders, and the golden state warriors. >> a tall order for a city that watched the team planning to move to san fransisco in five years. >> the a's are in limbo as

this is the kind of mood in southern california that has been cooling us off. temperatures are coming down a little bit but we had the morning fog and winds are picking up, up to 25 miles per hour. temperatures, inland spots only in the mid-to -- approaching the upper 80 anchoring pack into the afternoon hours, lots of sunshine inland and the warmest in the 8th to right around 90. with all the activity the bay after that increasing wind it will happen after afternoon hours. and walnut creek 84, san jose matches that 86 and san francisco 61 degrees and look ahead, with your weekend always in view, slightly cooler other the weekend and basely something is near the atlantic shortline. and we have wildfires in mendocino county burning across the state. >>> and a new crackdown on clipper cards find out why bay area commuters will pay the price. >>> special wine grapes, who the owner thinks is responsible. . >>> there is a voluntary recall of the licorice because it exceeds state level standards and it applies to all candy, best before february 4th of 2014. >>> he st

park officials say they were visiting from southern california with family members, cooling off in the river yesterday. when the current carried the poise -- boys away. park visitors pulled the 10-year-old from the river 150 yards downstream but couldn't revive him. rescuers are searching for the other boy, presumed drowned. >>> dry conditions and high fire danger prompted a statewide burn ban. cal fire this morning suspended permits for residential and fire control burning. the director of cal fire said with conditions of a state so dry "we need to take every step possible to prevent wildfires." >>> fire crews are still on the scene of a wildfire. it's 80% contained but firefighters are still strengthening control lines. all residents have been allowed back into their homes. two houses were destroyed and three people were hurt. investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked that fire. >>> the u.s. forest service reversed its policy, will now resume nighttime aerial attacks on wildfires in southern california. california senator feinstein aannounced the policy change this mo

so active weather into southern california. there is only one spot almost hot that, is antioch with 93 degrees. 0s inland locations and 60s and 70s around the bay there is partly cloudy conditions overnight. cooling days and warming up about mid week. water vapor shows there is a clouds into the sierra. this is thunderstorms activities over sierra tomorrow. following a time line into tomorrow afternoon. a chance of thunderstorms developing and spreading north ward and then, actually wrapping around coming around and into clear lake there. is a red flag warning for the sierra. and other mountains in northern california from 2:00 in the afternoon to 5:00 sunday afternoon. there is a thunderstorms and tonight looking for low clouds and fog. some low temperatures into mid-50s and there is a low to mid-70s in redwood city. 50s on the coast. and there are highs into 70s. near east bay highs upper 60s to low 70s, inland highs, east bay will be into low to mid-80s and down near monterey bay, there is a mix of 60s and 70s. here is the a

could have been southern california. it was all american. >> a good flight to be an american for sure. what a night it was. misty and kerri

today or know anyone in southern california, or if you live there yourself, then you know there have been a cluster of over 400 mostly minor earthquakes, just over the last few days. it has a lot of people on edge, and the rest of us wondering why, and what's next. our report from there tonight from nbc's mike taibbi. >> oh, gosh. >> reporter: in the digital age you knew there'd be home video. >> our house is coming down. the house is coming down. >> reporter: this house in rawley, california, about 125 miles east of san diego, did not come down, none did but some 400 earthquakes over a several-hour period sunday did cause minor damage to scores of homes and buildings and even caused one hospital to evacuate its patients when power was lost. as predicted by a prototype early warning tech at caltech seismological lab, just about all of the shakers were relatively minor with a magnitude 3.0 range with a few just over 5.0. >> we were doing well estimating the magnitude of the earthquakes. >> reporter: say the words earthquake and california in the same sentence and the locals start worr

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that does move south and this could trigger thunderstorms in southern california. and into nevada. they can see flash flooding. for us this will continue to drop numbers more degrees. there are highs for wednesday in the south bay. 79 in campbell. mild day oceanal high clouds and 73 in palo alto. coastal areas will be upper 50s to low 60s. there is low 80s in santa rosa. san rafael, 74 degrees, 48 in oakland. inland communities will be running cooler, 84 tomorrow. 84 antioch. there is the first round of america's cup. as racing gets underway. 2:00 looking for winds at 15-25 knots. it's going to be breezy out there. low 60s and fog there and accu-weather forecast warmer thursday, holding friday. just a little bit of a dip down saturday. you can see ups and downs next week. upper 80s to low 90s. cooler than normal for your wednesday afternoon. and you both know in the fall we often get in october, hot spells coming here so this could with a mixed signal. >> and thank you. >> good plan, thank you very much. >> and one little word has thrust a graduate into the spotlight. why she's fai

the boys from yorba linda in southern california were on a church outing. the group was cooling off in the river when the boys were overtaken by the current. the family is -- family's church is holding a vigil. >> an arrest an after a cyclist says he was run down bay driver who chased im. it happened at the oak mart golf course in santa rosa. we're live with how the cyclist is doing and how the drive was found. nick? >> reporter: this is a developing story. we have good news. sonoma county roadways have become popular because of their long, open stretches but unfortunately there are angry drivers behind the wheels of cars who are not willing to share the road and be good neighbors. he is happy to be alive. this photo shows his post-surgery wrist with a knew titanium plate. one of several injuries suffered after he says being intentionally run down, chased on to a golf course and struck from behind. on wednesday, he was riding on highway 12. police say in the past few years there's been an increase in the number of cyclist taking to the sonoma ya county road

nobody was hurt but six people had to be rescued. >> how common is that in southern california? >> we average about five tornadoes per year in california. they will go down there and look for the signature of spiral wins from the tornado. we have nothing to worry about like that here. some dense fog out towards the coastline early on this morning but otherwise mostly clear with mild temperatures in lent. these temperatures will pop up again to 103 degrees in the valleys. 60s out towards the coastline with patchy fog. monsoon rain continues in the sierra nevada. plenty of sunshine in the afternoon but high pressure still remains in effect and it will stick around through the weeks of the temperatures will gradually come down. as you approach the coastline, very cool out there. no reports of delays at sfo but that could change. maybe some problems in chicago with thunderstorms expected. temperatures around the day today, 91 in san jose, 99 in morgan hill. 101 in pittsburgh and 97 degrees in concord. 76 degrees with plenty of sunshine in oakland. 62 in daly city. the next couple of

. >> still ahead, southern california shook up after two days of nonstop earthquakes, what exactly is going on at the southern end of the san andreas fault? >> new information in the fight against breast cancer, how against breast cancer, how controlling a woman's weight in >> southern california just keeps shaking this morning. they have had more than 300 earthquakes since yesterday morning just south of the sultan see, the strongest was the magnitude 5.3. no major damage. and the pickwick are happening in an area that experienced swarms of earthquakes but nothing this robust in the past 30 years. >> two more americans soldiers recorded the sheikh's yesterday morning. two more soldiers were shot to death by an afghan official. the soldier's weapon went off when he fell on it. also in afghanistan 17 civilians were be headed in a taleban controlled area. be headed for taking part in a musical event. cow attack on a checkpoint killed and afghan soldiers. a syrian military helicopter burst into flames and crashed in damascus. rebels say that they shot it down. state television confirms t

he'll have the forecast coming up. >>> down to southern california. moderate earthquake gave a late night jolt to los angeles. no damage or injuries reported. the 4.4 quake was measured on the seismograph. the quake struck at 11:23, two miles east of yorba linda in orange county, 35 miles southeast of l.a. it was felt throughout the region. >>> the road to the white house takes mitt romney to iowa and new jersey today and president obama to colorado, both sides launch new attacks. we have a new snapshot of the presidential race with the latest poll. tahman bradley with details. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney face enormous hurdles. according to a new poll, romney's popularity remains low. the candidate's favorability rating has dropped to 40%. 49% view him unfavorably. as for president obama his numbers are up slightly, 53% favorable view, 43% unfavorable view. his popularity is lower among registered voters. as he try time prove their standing they are sparring over the -- try to improve their standing, they are sparring over the economy

it's over the sierra and across southern california, l.a. and into orange county. you're seeing thunderstorms around the hill tops. some of that moisture is going to start to drift to the north. you'll notice it during the day tomorrow. our temperatures are running cool around the bay area. temperatures are not too bad. tomorrow morning, lots of 50s and 60s outside. lunch time temperatures are pleasant. a tad chilly around oakland heading to san francisco. mid 80s further inland. i think the real headline for fire danger as we head to the weekend is where exactly do the thundershowers pop-up across the bay area? perhaps or the rest of northern california. a full look at that in the forecast in the next half hour. >> thank you. education headlines for you. higher education goes high-tech. a san francisco start-up that specializes in online learning purchased oakland college. they've been operating for more than 60 years. starting in the fall, which is next week, the school will relaunch under the ownership of a start-up called university now. the company recruited a

we are surprised at what they found at a store in southern california. it was comedienne joan rivers handcuffed to a shopping cart to protest a costco in burdenbank the store -- in burbank. shoppers say they saw rivers selling her book outside the store and then she went inside and began signing copies. costco called the police when they arrived rivers agreed to lee she talked about the protest during a phone interview. >> a store that sells 300 rolls of toilet paper at the same time and i say any customer that buys 300 rolls of toilet deserves a funny book to sit on the toilet and read. >> there you have it. the 79-year-old fashion police host was being filmed by a camera crew yesterday no charges were filed and rivers did get great publicity for her book. >>> meteorologist mike nicco with a lot of sun and warmth. >>> lacks like the warm will extent into the weekend don't enjoy the hundreds the next couple of days you may be able to on saturday. clear outside now, some spare the air days possibly on the way. that in the complete forecast. >> middle scho

in developing story out of southern california where a fast-moving brush fire has destroyed one home. the fire is burning out of control in a heavily wooded area near riverside county. it started at 1130 this morning but the cause is still unknown. election day is little more than three months away and president obama is leading a likely challenger mitt romney in three key swing states. in a cbs news poll that shows president obama leading in pennsylvania by 11 points. in ohio the president is ahead 50-34%. six percentage points separate them in florida. terra merger tells us tax cuts might be a key to another win for the president. >> president obama brought his campaign message of middle-class tax cuts to ohio. the president came on a day that new polls show him six points ahead of mitt romney. the university cbs news in new york times poll shows the president has the same lead in florida. it also puts in 11 points ahead in pennsylvania. >> we need tax cuts for working americans >> the president is pushing his plan to increase taxes on people making more than $250,000 per year and s

. >> a southern california lawmaker was found not guilty in concord today. the democratic assemblyman was stopped in march. and a lab test put his blood alcohol level at.08% but he challenged the accuracy of the tests and how his specimen was handled. after a two week trial, a jury found him not guilty. >> new information released today concerning kef ron's massive fire city officials presented their findings to the public, many were unhappy with the result. nick smith was there. and and you know officials have continuously given updates and community members are becoming frustrated by what they say are the lack of answers as to why this happened in the first place. >> there is i'm going to have to be somewhat sirk suspect. and. >> this representative from federal, state and county agencies met to update the latest into their investigation. but so-to-some, what they shared wasn't enough. >> the biggest problem is that they don't have the answer. >> they came close to killing 15 workers which is not acceptable. >> those that filled the room wanted to know the

. >>> in southern california, evacuation order has been lifted for people in riverside county. the fire started earlier this week and this is aerial video showing the flames yesterday in temecula. so far the fire has charred more than 2,000 acres now 40% contained offs lived evacuation order last night -- officials lifted evacuation order last night >>> this is video from washington state, showing the charred ruins of homes destroyed in a wildfire south of seattle. in all, 60 homes have been destroyed in what is being called the taylor bridge fire, 30,000 acres have burned, 70 large fires are now burning across 13 states, west of the mississippi. >>> firefighters paying close attention to the forecast this morning we all do, fires for them it can be a matter of life and death. >> it has been a busy week for them in california. >>> i think near the central valley temperatures may go up a little today compared to yesterday as the sea breeze isn't as strong it could be worse. good morning. live doppler quiet. dry conditions even the mist that we dealt with yesterday is few and far