our allen martin is at san francisco's marina green wi more on a hopeful turn-arou. will this be when the crowds show up for america's cup? mayor ed lee hopes so. the city is in the red... about seven million dollars if th don't. oracle hopes so. they're down two races and going to be millions of people coming to the town. but haven't seen 'em. >> reporter: maybe this weekend? >> maybe a couple of thousand. i don't know about millions. >> reporter: at ciao bella salon there's an open chair. if you get tired of walking around in the heat or watching the races, come in, sit down, get a manicure or a pedicure or both. but christina ran lives here too and she is a kiwi and a fan. >> my husband has bets that new zealand is going to win nine races with an american. >> reporter: in a row? >> yes. but i don't think that's going to happen. i think the boats are too big and the wind conditions are too unpredictable. >> reporter: well, the weather looks to be perfect tomorrow. san francisco's secret summer is here, hot and breezy and if nothing else that will draw crowds. allen

allen martin reports, most bay area members of congress say, wait a minute. >> reporter: from the white house -- >> it does not involve boots on the ground. >> reporter: -- to the hill. >> it did happen. >> reporter: the obama administration is urging congress to give him the go- ahead to attack syria saying the syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people. in a rare display of unity the house leaders agree. >> this is something that the united states as a country needs to do. >> we must respond. >> reporter: democrats in the bay area aren't convinced. >> i think there are more questions than answers at this point. >> reporter: this congresswoman coauthored a letter with another congresswoman. addressed to susan rice, it includes a series of questions they say must be answered before they can make any decisions including. >> what if there's retaliation against turkey or israel? what would the u.s. be required to do in that case? >> reporter: lofgren and eshoo are not alone. other bay area democrats want to know more of the facts and any alternatives. >> i think it's no

well, allen martin shows us how you can get paid for spilling the baens on pirated software. >> in the old days, spoth pirates used to be easy, but not anymore. >> worldwide we're looking at a 42% piely sa rate which equates to $63.4 billion a year commercial loss. >> demonstrating a commitment --. >> peter heads up enforcement for the business software alliance. it's an industry group that hunts down software pirates on behalf of more than 80 companies, including apple, adobe and microsoft. >> bsa receives about 2500 tips a year. >> he says napping pirates depends on those tips from inform mants like chuck cost. >> having the programming software we use literally said you're on day 245 of a 30-day trial. >> cost is a computer science teacher who says he got frustrated when his district wouldn't stop using pirates software. >> let us ask questions. you know, you're telling us to legally download our music, but we're using software here that expired three years ago. >> so he filed a report through the bsa's inform mant web site, no piracy.org. >> you had to be concerned about your job o

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allen martin tells u most bay area members of congress are saying let's wait a minute. >> from the white house. >> it does not involve boots on the ground. >> to the hills. >> it did happen. >> the obama administration is urging congress to give the president the go ahead to unleash a military strike sgens against targets in syria saying the syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people. >> this is something that the united states, as a country, needs to do. >> we must respond. >> but as for the rankin file democrats in the bay area, they're not so convinced. >> i think there are more questions than answers at this point. >> congresswoman of san jose coauthored a public letter with fellow lawmaker of palo alto. the letter addressed to national security advisor susan rice includes a series of questions they say must be answered before they can make any decision, including. >> what if there is retaliation against turkey or israel, what would the u.s. be required to do in that case. >> are not alone. other bay area democrats want to know more of the facts and any alternativ

kpix 5's allen martin with the bay area scientist who developed and tested one out. the results are truly a game changer. >>> reporter: ah, to be young again especially when it comes to that stuff between our ears, the brain. >> anything you can do to improve your mental acuity, obviously, is something you want to stay on top of. >> reporter: well, now a team of brainiacs at ucsf may have figured out a surprising new way for older adults to strengthen their brains. it's a multitasking videogame where you swerve around a wildly winding road. >> it's very attention nally demanding to do that. the road never stays still. >> reporter: while at the same time correctly picking out select road signs. >> you have to press the button as a player as rapidly and accurately as you can only to target time like a green circle. >> reporter: a new study finds after 12 hours of playing the game over the course of a month the brains of older adults showed significant improvement. they had better short-term memory as well as long-term focus. >> that was really, really exciting for all

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in san francisco, allen martin, kpix 5. >> team new zealand wouldn't give allen a comment about anything today. the america's cup authority would only tell him the boats were indeed measured and inspected every day. >>> some big worries for walnut farmers this year. they are dealing with not only the weather but another threat. thieves. in fact, one farmer says he has lost almost $100,000 in product already. we explain why orchards are a hotbed for crime. >> reporter: the price of walnuts has gone up drastically. they used to be 60 cents a pound. now they are $2 a pound making them a big target for thieves. >> reporter: it's bad for all of us out here. you see more and more fences going up around the fields too. >> reporter: in the back of this truck, skip says he has almost $100,000 worth of walnuts. >> just gotten worse here lately because the price of the walnuts are so much higher now. >> reporter: thieves are finding inventive ways to steal. skip says if he leaves this out overnight, the semi will be the only thing will evident. >> come with a truck and hook them up and steal it all

in san francisco, allen martin, kpix five. >> and there are exceptions to the rule. the zoning laws protect views in situations like new developments. it has been really warm around here. how long does the heatwave last? >> another 72 hours and 36 minutes. after that, you're on your own. >> that's the most precise you've ever been. >> we do of a cooling trend coming up. it looks like we've certainly got relief along the shoreline. waking up to low clouds around san francisco down through south san francisco. elsewhere, it is funny to start out your sunday. 59 degrees at concord, livermore 62, santa rosa 53 degrees. by 9:00 with fog along the shoreline, temperatures only low 60s. then i will go up from there. low clouds return to the shoreline today. still very warm inland and cooling down later this week. we do have a breath of cold air coming in for the inland areas but only by wednesday. if you're looking for something to do, wine fest is always fun. 86 degrees in mountain view. 70 degrees at golden gate park and sunny this afternoon. plus, we've got the high- pres

. >> i'm allen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook. we have chopper 5 live up over the mount diablo fire right now. at last check, more than 3700- acres have burned. 100 homes are threatened and several homes in

all in one. >> that was allen martin reporting. all that new landscaping and trail work will be coming up after the highway itself is completed. and we won't see that until about 2016. >> get a look at those bridge pictures, though, in his story? unbelievable day today just crystal clear. >> kind of interesting because we had the onshore flow but we didn't have the clouds to drag in so we have the cooler temperatures. but sunny and some would argue this is about as perfect as it gets with highs in the 70s just about everywhere even the beach. you got close to 70 degrees today. live look outside. i want to show you some great shots. dublin looking toward mount diablo. count the clouds. you don't have to waste that much time because there are none. another shot here i want to show you with mainly sunny skies throughout the bay area. there is a live look from our rooftop toward the bay bridge and also crystal clear blue skies. one spot made it to the 80s today, that would be you in napa. concord a high of 78. nice and comfy for you. 7

at the marina green, allen martin, kpix 5. >>> so we have got racing on the bay and on the road a recipe for serious traffic. the san francisco giants are in town all weekend limping towards the end of the season. on a brighter note the oakland a's are at the coliseum hopefully sprinting towards the play-off berth and the san francisco 49ers kicking off their season against the green bay packers on sunday. add to all of that the new bay bridge. you're looking live at westbound traffic at the toll plaza. as we have been telling you all week, bridge traffic has been moving very slowly at times as drivers just look around and snap some pictures. the highway patrol says this busy weekend is probably not a good time to do that. >> we are anticipating significant traffic in the area particularly because we have some sporting events going on. i would say leave some extra time if you can, take public transportation if you want to really take a good look at the bridge use the pedestrian walkway. it's been open for a while now and a lot of people are out checking it out. >> the chp says if you are

allen martin says good luck trying to convince bay area lawmakers to jump on board. from the white house,. >> it does not involve boots on the ground. >> it did happen. >> the obama administration is urging congress to give the president the go ahead to unleash a military strike. saying the syrian government used them. >> this is something that the united states, as a country, needs to do. but as for the rank and file, democrats aren't so confused. >> there are more questions than answered at this point. >> coauthored a public letter. the letter addressed to national security adviser, susan rice, includes a series of questions that must be answered before they can make any decision. >> what if there is retaliation against turkey or israel? what would the u.s. be required to do in that case? >> they are not alone. other bay area democrats want to know more of the facts and any alternative. >> i think it's not a slam dunk. he says in the last few months, thanks to nsa surveillance and syria, lawmakers on the right and left are pushing back. >> it's an extraordinary coa

our allen martin joins us now from pier 27. allen. >> reporter: hey, ken. you know, as of right now, we have not heard officially whether the 35th america's cup would be held here in san francisco. but minutes ago mayor lee said he certainly wants the races to come back. also, larry ellison had a press conference. he said he is open to the idea. so we'll have to wait and see. because as the winner of the cup now, it is his decision as to where to hold the next series of races. but as for right now, right here today, we witnessed one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. a week ago, team new zealand held a strong 8-1 lead. needed only one more race, nine races win, that's it. it would have sealed the deal but oracle put up a fight ultimately claiming victory after 8 consecutive wins and it was of course the moment the team and its supporters were waiting for. crowds cheering the trophy as it was handed back to the defending oracle champs. that's by the way the trophy almost dropped there right at the height of the celebration but several folks saved i

i am allen martin. ken bastida has the night off. >> i am elizabeth cook. the girl was shot as she slept. kiet do found out more. >> reporter: no time to clean up. the family has been at the hospital all day. we caught up with the girl's father. >> just to be clear you did not hear the shots? >> i heard shots. i thought they were something else. something else. sounded like bolts. >> police say at 2:00 a.m. this morning a gunman sprayed the house with bullets. the family waited 5-1/2 hours to call police. >> we still need to be out there to street. >> why didn't you call the cops right away. >> normally we don't call the cops when we hear shots. >> reporter: one of the rounds hit the girl in the buttock. the father oftenned this -- offered this reasoning. >> they said she was -- she is 10 years old. i didn't notice holes in the walls. >> reporter: many neighbors heard the shots. not a single person picked up the phone. he says this attitude must change. >> that is why it happens. nobody deals with it. we need to stand up to this. otherwise it will get worse

good evening, i'm allen martin. ken has the night o. i'm elizabeth cook. a few seconds can make all e difference. and joe vazquez tells us: we could get a head's up... before the nexg one. nats two years ago, millions of people in japan as much as . >>> live in the neighborhood. mike. >> wasn't until recently neighbors realized they were offering cremation services. now, they worry about their health. >> so this is the cooldown period that usually happens around 3:00 to, like, 7:00 p.m.. >> fung ral home tonight. comparison of what chuck cease throughout the day. in fact, take a look at this video. shot it himself. shows smoke and what's believed to be cremation that's snaking into the neighborhood. >> there's a lot of children in the schools and across the street. >> his research. >> there's potential for sulfuric, carbon monoxide. >> parents are outraged. the district hired an environmental specialist to test the soil. >> we have a lot of children. some of those children have special health needs so we want to make sure there's nothing in the air that co

allen martin, kpix 5. >> according to our exclusive kpix 5/surveyusa poll, 73% of people here in the bay area believe the syrian government is guilty of chemicals cal attacks but only 29% are in favor of air strikes. 23% say the united states should take no action at all. 39% say the united states should only offer support for the syrian people. >>> 6:10. coming up, texting and driving is dangerous even using a hands- free method. how lawmakers are hoping to make sure teens don't use their phones at all behind the wheel. >> and what better way to celebrate going back to school than with free ice cream? the baskin-robbins flavor of the month that will have your mouth-watering. >> we have a big heatup on the way. some of that ice cream may taste pretty good toward the weekend. we'll have more on that coming up. >> one of our busiest rides is the altamont pass through the livermore valley. that and the rest of traffic coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it's time to change the way we clean. it's time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. and free ourselves from worrying

. >> allen martin is live with what may be the greatest comeback ever in sports but they need a winner today, allen. >> reporter: hey, sport one thing. this is a spectacle. it is getting crazy. this is by far the biggest crowd we have ever seen during this race series. we have heard some inspiring songs. they played final countdown, team oracle usa about to head out. they have also played things like save me san francisco, back in black, and there's also a lot of red, white and blue blue. both country flags are the same color, different configuration. we couldn't have a nicer day. these boats can go faster than the speed limit on the golden gate bridge which is 45 miles an hour. the boats go 50. yesterday, two more wins by oracle turned the event into what a lot of critics saw as a fiasco turned know a megadrama. one woman has been into the racing so much she took every day off work so she could watch every race. >> sailing family on cape cod where you learn how to sail when you're 5, right? >> reporter: sure. >> but they're also pulling it because they want to go back to single haul a

i'm allen martin. >> that decision came down nearly one month after joseph was convicted of killing four women. kpix5's joe vasquez is there tonight. joe. >> the state prison here at san quinton will likely be his new home. sometime within the next month. six miles away from here, also in marin, a jury sentenced the serial killer to death today. >> rest in peace. >> the daughter of one of the victims says she was relieved that joseph is getting the death sentence. >> i am just glad justice is served and we can put this to rest now. after 35 years. >> naso is a former photographer who killed four young women decades ago. promising to shoot photos of them, he ended up drugging them and once they were unconscious, straggling them. naso was his own attorney, pedro helped him during the trial and read a few of the serial killer's own words after the sentencing this afternoon. >> i am pleased that the jury listened to my mitigation arguments. i want to help others in prison. i am on the threshold of a new life and will make the best of it. >> at this point, the death sentence is just a recomme

. >> and i'm allen martin. a heyward girl is recovering from a gun shot wound after several bullets were fired into her house. the 911 call came hours after it happened. tonight, kit doe asked what took so long? >> there's been no time to clean up any of the broken glass or debris. the family has been at the hospital all day. we caught up with the girl's father as they were heading back to be by her side. so, just to be clear, you didn't hear the shots at all? >> i thought there were something else. something else. >> heyward police say around 2:00 this morning, a gunman sprayed the house with bullets. the family members waited until 7:30 a.m. to call police. 5 1/2 hours later. >> how come we weren't called? we really need to know why they weren't called. if they were scared, understandable, but we need to treat whoever we can treat. >> why didn't you call the cops right away? >> because normally we don't call the cops when we hear shots on the streets. i didn't know my daughter was hit. >> one of the rounds hi

allen martin will join me now also. allen, i am sure bewhen you, you haven't seen the first cars go -- behind you, any second they are going to do the chain cutting ceremony. >> reporter: juliette, not only have i not seen cars go by, i see chp cars that days peered. so i am pretty sure they are all staging on this side of the island getting ready for traffic to come east. they are also at the other side, the oakland touchdown. once the chain cutting ceremony happens, then i am expecting, just anticipating that's when they'll tell us the exact time of when the bridge is going to e. we were all set for 5:00 o'clock tomorrow morning, but there were many people who have watched this process over the years, the different closures over the three previous labor day closings where they closed the bridge. one time was to get the s-curve moved into place. to get that open. all that work was in preparation for this very day. but we've seen them building enough buffer zones, the cushion, if you will, that if something were to go w

. >> i'm allen martin in for ken bastida tonight. a chaotic scene in the nation's capitol as an employee went on a shooting rampage in washington navy yard. here's what we know. 13 people are dead including the gunman. he was killed in a shootout with police. as many as eight others with wounded, some critically. there were report of a possible second gunman, but police are now confident that is not the case. the gunman had a valid pass to get into the navy yard. kpix 5 linda has more on the suspect tonight. >> dc police and fbi have identified the gunman as a former decorated petty officer. he's aaron alexis of 34-year-old military reservist whose military record included misconduct charges. he left the navy in january, 2011, before today's rampage, alexis was involved in two minor shooting incidents. >> aaron alexis was arrested in seattle in 2004 for shooting out another man's tires, then again in texas in 2010 for tiring a weapon into the ceiling of his apartment, but alexis was not prosecuted in either case. today's blood bath s

. >> i'm allen martin. >>> it is a bay area super star. tesla stock is on a roll. cars are out selling other luxury brands, but now here comes the competition. kpix 5's ryan takeo on how one of the world's largest auto makers is gunning for tesla. >> you could call it a testment to tesla's success. >> just a few years ago, nobody believe that a pure electric vehicle was worth fighting over. now they are picking a fight. >> the fight is for electric vehicle drivers. now general motors is working on an ev that cost about 30,000. >> they are going to have tough competition because the entire auto industry is going in that direction. volkswagon wants to be the world's biggest provide. >> the largest seller is nissan. >> we sold 25 of them last month, i think. we're down to three. we have a bunch more on the way in. >> tesla has set the standard for long distance charges. its model-s can already go 200 miles a charge. this one in freemont opened last week and is already drug crowds. they say the factg is gunning for tesla means it is catching on. >> sort of funny thatg

good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm juliette goodrich in for elizabeth cook. >> we are getting real concrete today. thank you very much. >> another day, another ceremony for a massive bay area construction project. this time, the first pour of concrete to the new transbay terminal and it's going to take a lot of pouring. 60,000 cubic yards, to be exact. ken bastida in mobile5 live in downtown san francisco near broadway and ken, that ceremony was just one more clue that right now, the concrete business is solid. >> reporter: yeah. no question about it, juliette. that's one project. we're here at another project the foot of broadway 140 construction projects like this going on in downtown san francisco alone. they all need one thing, mud. that's what they call it in the trade, concrete. back in the 1850s, it was gold that made the city grow. right now, it's concrete. >> another day at work here repairing the city streets. >> reporter: the crew pouring this concrete on cesar chavez street is just one division in the army known as central concrete. >> we've got a little over 400 employ

. >> i'm allen martin. >> new at 6:00 transforming an old rotting structure back into the official home for the uc president. tonight, this bay area mansion is on track for a contentious multi-million dollar makeover, blake house has been empty for five years and kpix 5's phil matier is live at uc-berkeley with why it will cost 6 figures before a single fix is even made. phil. >> reporter: amazing, isn't it? a far cry from where you stayed in college. but if you're a uc president you get some digs. take a look. tucked away in the berkeley hills the official home for uc presidents has it all, breathtaking views, ten acres of gardens and a coy pond out of a french chateau. but one thing it doesn't have is anybody living in it [indiscernible ] through the roofs, leaks in the roof, cracks in the walls from earthquakes, rat traps in the basements. >> reporter: the bathrooms need to be renovated. and the security needs to be updated. >> it's estimated that if it were going to be fully renovated and everything taken care of, it could cost from $3.5 million to $6 million. >> reporter: that seem

good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook. new at 6:00 tonight our brian webb is live in san mateo county where the help wanted signs are starting to pop up all over the place. brian. >> reporter: it seems like cities and counties across the bay area are back to hiring so when you pick up an application, there's an actual job waiting on the other end now. so how long has it been since san mateo hired this many people? longer than carol groom has been a county supervisor, that's over five years. what does it feel like to hire again? >> well, it's good because we're going to get some people that hopefully have been unemployed or this is a better job. >> reporter: the county will fill 207 positions over the next few years with a voter- approved tax. most will go to the new county jail for women and to handle obamacare officially these positions considered temporary. but long-term, who knows? >> if they are successful in the county there may be a future for them. >> our job growth is beating the national avenue, our wages are beat

. >> i'm allen martin. new signs tonight that the crisis in syria is creating an unusual split among bay area democrats. suddenly house minority leader nancy pelosi is on opposite ends with many of her closest allies. phil matier tells us some of those democrat are threatening to deliver a rare rebuke to both pelosi and their commander- in-chief. >> across the country, there are different views in our caucus and in the country on the subject. >> reporter: that was house democratic leader nancy pelosi responding to questions about why fellow democrats including lawmakers right here in the bay area are saying "no" to the administration's call for an attack on syria. >> this isn't about going to war. it's about not ignoring the use of chemical weapons with a strategic strike. >> reporter: maybe. but even in pelosi's own backyard, bay area representatives like san jose's zoe lofgren continue to say not so fast. >> clearly, the leaders of the two parties have reached conclusions which is fine but that doesn't di

i am allen martin. i want you to look over my shoulder. i don't know if you can make out the red and blue lights of the highway patrol as cars start to make their way across the new eastern span of the bay bridge, which we learned just moments ago is going to open some time tonight. we don't have the exact time, but we are getting oh so close e. in fact, just a few -- close. in fact, just a few minutes ago the lieutenant governor cut the chain following the parade of the chp, dignitaries making their first crossing of the new eastern span. news hep copter s are above getting those pictures for you. chopper5, giving you the unique hang toll see this moment in history. our team coverage will begin christin ayers. she was there for the chain cutting this evening. christin. >> reporter: just moments ago we watch sparks fly. lieutenant governor newsom cut the chain initially for the opening of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. many dignitaries on hand today standing by watching as this took place. after a ceremony today on the day we foun

i am allen martin. >> i am juliette goodrich in for elizabeth cook. commuters are still making their first evening drive across the new bay bridge. but this evening, transit leaders have their sights set on the next big transportation procorrect. our ken bastida says the price tag on this next project will surpass even that of the new bay bridge. ken. >> reporter: yeah, julia, there is always one more. that's the case in the bay area as swell. believe it or not, the bay bridge was the last of 2 thousands overpasses that had to be retrofitted. so what do you do after you finish, you look back and then right away, you look ahead >> director of the metropolitan transportation commission says yesterday's bay bridge opening went off without a hitch, but, he says, looking back on this monster project, they probably should have asked a lot more questions early on. >> i think all of us went into this project correct -- in the mid nineties. i don't think any of us had nearly enough humility about what we didn't know. and the fact is the cost estimate that we w

. >> i'm allen martin. good evening. >>> new at 6:00 kpix 5's da lin is in benicia where leaders have a decision to make whether to allow 70,000 barrels of crude to roll through their town. >> reporter: that meeting is going to take place here at city hall in about an hour at 7:00. the city will try to address the population's concerns here about the environmental concerns about project. opponents of the project say allowing them to transport crude by rail will have negative consequences for this bedroom community. refineries like valero are parts of life in this community and they want to change the way they transport crude oil. right now they rely on tanker ships but it proposes bringing them in by rail. they call it the crude by rail project and needs city approval. >> the primary concern is the profitability. >> reporter: marilyn lived near the valero refinery and opposes the rail project. she worries train accidents like this one that was carrying oil in canada in july could destroy small cities. >> yo

. >> i'm allen martin. president obama is set to address the nation from the white house. cbs live coverage coming up in just a minute. the president and other world leaders are now considering russia's proposal that syria surrender its chemical weapons. the obama administration says a u.s. military strike is still on the table. >> other headlines for the most part, firefighters have squashed the flames of the mount diablo fire but hot spots are keeping people from going home. >>> big announcements from apple. for the first time it's unveiled two new iphones at the same time. each has new features and one has just a $99 price tag. >>> we'll be back with more news right after cbs's special coverage of president obama's address on syria. for now, here's scott pelley. >> this is a cbs news special report: a presidential add tkroesz the nation. from washington, here is scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama is about to talk to you about syria. exactly what he will say we can't tell you because this crisis and his speech have been changing all day. the president

good evening, i'll allen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook. >>> you might think twitter's ipo would be a launching pad to transform san francisco's midmarket area. but guess what? it's already happening. and another neighborhood is already on deck for a dramatic transformation. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: one of america's great thoroughfares with a not so great reputation. >> this block here was vicious. you couldn't go up and down it without some type of problem. >> you would be scared that somebody would rob you. >> reporter: but now. >> it's more calm. a little more calm. you can feel comfortable being down here now. >> on the street is better, cleaner. >> reporter: want a more professional opinion? just ask a real estate broker. >> this is it. i think this is going to happen. it is happening. the rest is really just infill. >> reporter: while twitter's massive office space has grabbed the headlines, a short walk from union square to van ness reveals a larger story. san francisco's booming economy is driving astronomical demand for real estate. so the central part of town despite its re

i am allen martin. >>> i am elizabeth cook. >> only on 5, kpix 5's mark kelly is in san francisco where a computer system to track school attendance so far hasn't worked. mark. >> reporter: lids, they haven't been able to accurately take attendance all year so far, but tonight we're told there are three very smart tech i can people working hard, and that administration building to get all these kinks figured out. >> school officials acknowledge it is mess. its brand new computers can't track students attendance. no one knows if students are showing up or not. >> i agree it is our highest priortism we are working to resolve it. >> the i.t department is trying to count heads manually by having staffers scan all these paper attendance cards. it is all they can do. without a computer in every classroom, that would cost $6 million. teachers resort to taking attendance on these old- fashioned paper cards. then the cards are put into a scanner. staff says the scanners inside many schools just aren't working, not powerful enough for the new computer system. so many of those cards are getting du

san francisco, allen martin, kpix5. >> there are some exceptions to the rule. tiberon and south toledo have zoning laws protecting views in new situations like development. >>> a cooldown is in store, though, according to brian. >> it's cooler along the shore line this morning and we're not getting off to a hot start like yesterday. the fog and low clouds returned overnight. and elsewhere, spotty and sunshine. not on the approach to the bay bridge. you see the fog and low clouds packed in along the shoreline and that is foggy. by 10:00, the numbers cover to 70 degrees around the bay with sunshine. inland, in the mid-70s and into the next 90 minutes, taking on the packers today. 73 degrees game time at 1:25 p.m. if you're looking for something to do on the peninsula, they have the art and wine fest this weekend. that looks like fun and if you want opera in the park, 70 degrees today and sunshine after burning off the low clouds and stay tuned on that and this is what that looks like. we have more warm weather except on the cool line. plenty of hot weather. 100 d

allen martin shows us how that family is taking the cancer fight now to a whole new level. >> reporter: they are. the green family is fighting their battle and they are fighting a war. this is not just a story about a medical condition. it's about discovering a resolve, a commitment and a passion that they never knew they had. time gives brothers many ways to bond. but few have the bond of disease. >> pam called me from the emergency room and said to get up here. >> reporter: spencer green's seizure led to an mri revealing a brain tumor. >> i remember asking will i live? he said i don't know. >> there was this lemon sized mass in his left frontal lobe. >> that's the outline of the tumor. >> reporter: surgery confirmed the cancer called ollie. 8 to 10 years is the survival rate after treatment. five years after tennis with his dad is a gift. those years have been filled with treatment, promise and uncertainty not only about his own disease but what he couldn't see happening to his older brother. >> you can recognize your mom from anywhere. and i could just hear her like screaming. >> in

. >> i'm allen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook. we have chopper 5 live up over the mount diablo fire right now. at last check, more than 3700- acres have burned. 100 homes are threatened and several homes in clayton are under mandatory evacuation orders. the good news, in just the past hour, we have noticed less smoke coming from the fire zone. here's new video still pockets of -- there are still many pockets of intense flames. you can still see black smoke mixed in with the thick white smoke coming from these areas but again, it looks like crews are making some progress. >> cal fire dc-10 has joined the firefight. earlier chopper 5 spotted that plane dropping retardant made a couple of passes. cal fire using two planes and three helicopters in its aerial attack. our crews spotted one of those choppers refilling its water tank as helicopter crews making use of small lakes around the mountain to fight the flames. the fear started near morgan territory road yesterday afternoon and as we said a minute ago homes on several nearby roads

good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook. >>> we have just heard president obama address the nation about syria, about why it's in the u.s. national security interests for syria to face the consequences for a nerve gas attack on august 21st. but he also raise the possibility of a diplomatic solution. ken bastida joins with us how bay area members of congress are reacting. >> reporter: how interesting to see history played out in front of our eyes, you guys. we were just watching the world change in the last few minutes. the president of the united states, of course, spending about 15 minutes addressing the american people. but who was his message really intended to -- to, at least two bay area congressmen sam far and george miller are telling us that they are grateful that there is a diplomatic solution to explore and now tonight the president has asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote on the president's call for a military strike on syria. so all you have to do is check out how the rank-and-file bay area democrats consider the issue tonight. out of our 13 repre

we want to thank the consulting team allen are, of course, he's here and applied partnership and charles associates and they told me to go this faster. martin raul and associations and linda hicks and the design jerseys tip i didn't and tommy mary and associates let's give them all a hand human resources, of course, i not be in trouble if i didn't introduce the board. (calling names) gordon? are you in the house. let's hear it for the old guy. i'm not that far behind him. there are so many people to thank but heavy duty who did the heavy lifting on the staff side? but the housing development team we want to give them the spur hand and joy to the world. anyway, we really need affordable housing we're so happy to have a mare that cares about it. this goes for our community. i envision a lot of the families living here. this is when real estate becomes more of a commodity but we need housing for san franciscans. all you folks be positive for once this is good stuff we should celebrate by batter up first t is kevin coma up. from raymond jeans. thank you. what was i was talking about this is

you have something in common with steve martin and woody allen. you have been published in the shouts and mur murs column of the "new yorker." you have a piece that's new in there, sort of making fun of the dear american express, i have reachedpy personal debt ceiling it's called, to encourage people to check this out. we will try to tweet it out. maybe you have a future in comedy writing there. >> if it weren't so sad, it would be funny. >> i want to thank you congressran israel for joining us. we appreciate the time. >>> what is the fastest way to get to texas? i think through wyoming and virginia. that's a campaign round-up. that's coming up next. [ music playing ] . i've saved $75 in checked bag fees. [ delavane ] priority boarding is really important to us. you can just get on the plane and relax. [ julian ] having a card that doesn't charge you foreign transaction fees saves me a ton of money. [ delavane ] we can go to any country and spend money the way we would in the u.s. when i spend money on this card, i can see brazil in my future. [ a