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in the news september 26, california is a step closer to carrying out the first execution in nearly five years. today the condemned inmate must decide the method of his own death. >> a firefighter is seriously injured battling this wildfire. >> good morning, fog will return to the shoreline so the onshore flow will affect our temperatures in some parts of the bay. i'll fill you in coming up. >> good morning everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. a firefighter remains in a san
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francisco hospital this morning after being severely burned while balloting wildfire near bodega bay. they believe the volunteer firefighter touched a power line. the fire begin near highway 1 and bodega highway. so far it's burned nearly hundred acres but crews have it 80% contained. chp is escorting drivers through a section of highway 1 near the scene. amy hollyfield tells us more. >> more than 300 firefighters from 14 different agencies pounced on this fire, but it had a lot of fuel to keep it going. it wasn't until six and a half hours until after it got started that firefighters got most of it contained. >> it was amazing. i mean, it was so fast, from the time it happened probably within a minute. it was uncontrollable. >> tracy crane was at home
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watching television when the power went out. she was headed toward the breaker box when she saw the fire. she barely got out in time. >> everything i left sitting on the counter. >> the fire burned a rural area right around highway 1. the location and drive conditions favored the fire exactly what it needed. >> heavy fuels, which is eucalyptus grove and the fuels were typical for the coast. >> officials had to close the roads leading into bodega which made for a quiet saturday night. owner of the bar prepared for a large crowd but instead didn't have very many customers. >> the few people that were here spent the night talking about the fire and the volunteer
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firefighter who was hurt trying to put it out. >> he has a family, wife and daughter, we are all praying for him. >> crazy's home, a section was burned in the fire. >> we've never seen anything like this out here. it looks like a bomb went off. i mean, it doesn't even look like our home. >> they are still trying to figure out what started the fire but tracy says she knows what happened, she says a power line came down on her property. three air tankers and a helicopter have brought a grass fire under control in napa county. it burned 25 acres near hall mountain road yesterday afternoon. no homes were damaged. the cause is under investigation. today is a day off for the cleanup crews in san bruno. work was done in the disaster
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zone yesterday. 29 of the 35 residents who lost their homes have signed a liability waiver which includes a guarantee that they won't have any out-of-pocket expenses. pg&e will ultimately pick up the estimated $60,000 cost per house. officials hope to have the cleanup work done within four weeks before the season begins. the governor discussed it in a weekly radio address. she promising a full investigation. >> in this case, you have to have a panel. i cannot rely on pg&e or puc. i want to have experts to really examine and recommend systemic reforms, to do the oversight of the safety of our pipelines. support continues to pour in for the victims of the fire.
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an event called rally for san bruno drew about 700 people to the city park yesterday. people bought raffle tickets and other items like t-shirts as they enjoyed three stages of live music. >> it's not over yet. it's the most horrible thing out there. these families will be affected all their lives. there are still a lot of people in the hospital and people are mourning the people that passed away is still happening. >> there was also a dodge ball tournament at the rec center to raise money. many businesses, organizations and restaurants donated money and services to make the event possible. >> a federal judge has extended the deadline until noon today for a death row inmate at san quentin to choose how he'll die. albert brown is scheduled to be executed this week wednesday morning. he must decide between the three
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drug combination used in the past or a singles lead al injection. brown was convicted of raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl 30 years ago. the victim's brother had this to say. >> this should have happened years ago because of what he did and the justice system failed our family. >> just yesterday, a federal judge cleared the way for executions to resume after prison officials complied with a previous order. they built a bigger death chamber and revised how the execution team is selected and trained. >> political leaders hope to announce a budget by tomorrow. they could call lawmakers back to sacramento for hearings and a vote beginning this week. last tuesday or rather thursday the big five state leaders emerged from a meeting in santa monica and announced they reached an agreement but only a budget framework. at that time details in how they
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plan to deal with the $19 billion deficit were yet to be worked out. >> its significant cut and they are going to work through those details throughout the weekend. on monday they will reconvene and hopefully have a final agreement. >> during this impasse, state vendors are not getting paid. some state facilities are being told that contract services are about to be cut off. for example, visitors to state parks on this warm and sunny weekend might be in for an unexpected and pleasant surprise. nannette miranda reports. >> it's almost unfathomable, you can't believe this is happening in california. >> whether you enjoy the beaches the campgrounds or historical sights in california, you might have to hold it when nature calls. the state budget is so late a state credit card that is used
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by supplies is being cancelled by a bank due to lack of payment. that means they can no longer buy toilet paper for it's rural sites. >> today it's toilet paper, tomorrow trail closures and people don't what to expect. >> urban state parks have the advantage of going to warehouses for supplies but they can't say which rural sites are affected but they estimate it's one-third of the 300 state parks. >> it's not just policy paper, it's bulk fuel for cars and trucks. it's auto parts for fixing equipment. it's housekeeping supplies. >> budget negotiations on how to close the $19 billion deficit have been slow. meetings have been taking place in los angeles because the governor has 'been too sick to travel to the capitol. credit card won't be good until there is a budget. some visitors thought the toilet
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paper problem was funny. >> i'll have to carry an large handbag to take my own. >> it shows how dire the situation and how real it is. it's gotten to the point where they literally can't buy toilet paper, this is real. >> supporters of proposition 23 that eliminates state park funding and replaces it with higher dmv fees. >> we have seen what a mess this has become. >> they are also working with water companies but if the water needs to shut off, they may have to shut down some state parks due to safety reasons. but right now there is a budget agreement among the leaders and that could avoid this whole mess. >> there is a lot of excitement in the bay area. filipino community this weekend, up next, cheryl jennings with an
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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. the president of the philippines stopped in the bay area last night after meeting in new york with president obama and other world leaders. cheryl jennings sat down with president aquino with an exclusive one-on-one interview. >> the philippines is open for business. >> the newly elected president
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of the philippines is in silicon valley on a mission to get his country out of poverty. >> how can the silicon valley and bay area help you in your cause? >> the i had the privilege of an exclusive interview with the president at the san jose fairmont at the first ever philippine development forum. it was hosted by a foundation that brought together leaders in education, science and technology to improve the lives of the poor in the philippines. >> close to 10% of the population, there are many job opportunities for them there, but we want to bring them back. >> the president is carrying on the legacy of his parents. his father a beloved leader who was assassinated in 1983. his mother who became president and led a people's revolution that ousted the dictator in
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1986. >> my parents died for nothing less than democracy, peace and prosperity. i am part of this legacy. i carry the torch forward. >> when we go home we will bring our people a lot of investments. >> the community has been ecstatic, the fact he is stopping here before he goes back. >> we see an outpouring of philippine americans that have become successful here, not only in the bay area coming up and saying that we're here to help. >> security is very tight around him. he has been the target before of a gunman just like his father. >> still have the bullet? >> and pieces of shrapnel.
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like my mother said, if your time, it's your time. a new poll about the health care reform package finds many americans think the law should have done more. in fact that group outnumbered those that think the government should stay out of the health care by two to one. overall, 30% say they favor the final health care package, 40% oppose it and 30% are neutral. stanford university conducted the poll. up next, the race for the cure, thousands of breast cancer survivors are going to be walking and running along san francisco's embarcadero this morning. how will the weather be. >> cool they are morning. we have temperatures that have dropped in the mid 40s in the north bay. it's 55 in downtown san francisco but information has returned. we'll tell you how it's going to impact your sunday afternoon next.
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it is 6:18 on september 26. thanks for spending part of your morning with us. we appreciate the company. this is a live look heading toward the embarcadero in san francisco. beautiful day on tap. lisa will be along in just a few minutes. >> a little later this morning, thousands of people will be running and walking along the embarcadero. they will be doing just like these folks to take part in the race for the cure. registration starts at 7:00. run and walk against underway at 9:00. they invest more than $12 million in community programs to help save lives in the bay area. by the way, this marks the 20th anniversary of the race for the cure in san francisco. >> you've heard doctors say mammograms save lives by detecting breast cancer early
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but there a new study saying those tests don't save as many lives as first thought. that study is stirring up the debate all over again over routine mammograms. let's get more from lyanne melendez. >> she is getting her yearly mammogram. >> i think it's a good way to get started. i think they are necessary. >> among 40,000 woman the data that was collected in norway found that mammograms reduce the death rate by only 10%. research shows that a mammogram is not a magic bullet and doesn't deserve all the credit of reducing the risk of debt. modern treatment plays a greater role. a doctor is nationally known breast surgeon with ucsf. >> the benefits of early detection becomes not as critical in the face of good treatment.
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it's not that screening has benefits but it's less in the face of optimal treatment. that is all good news. >> this likely to once again start the debate in when and how often women should get routine screening. the american cancer society says women should get screened every year starting at 40. joy is the director of the center of health care policy at u.c. davis. she says women in their 40s should discuss it with their doctors. >> depending on her particular preferences, make that decision with her physician. starting at the age of 50, she get routine mammograms every one to two years. >> norway's study points out the awareness campaign surrounding breast cancer is another reason why fewer women are dying. >> you find something abnormal, go in and see a physician. be aware of your risk factors. if you have a strong family history, discuss it with your
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provider, your physician. >> you should know that norway as a universal health care system means that all women have access to health care. that is not the case here in the united states. >> we've been talking about what we've been doing over the last couple of warm days, beach days. >> it should be another beautiful day. we saw hundred in santa cruz. it's coming down and in oakland, you saw a temperature of 94. today, forecasting a high of 9 degrees cooler, in the 80s in oakland. 86 in santa cruz. so that is still nice, but certainly not as warm. vollmer peak looking over oakland, low clouds and fog and marine layer is back. it's going to provide a sea breeze. look at the temperatures, 346 degrees in novato, contrast that
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to 73 in los gatos. wide ranging numbers with good cooling retaining. a little bit of heat from last night, definitely cooling off. 51 in fremont. 24 hours ago, we were warmer in the north bay. so marin county and san francisco, you are feeling the effects of the cooler air. it's warmer in livermore, five degrees warmer in half moon bay. we will be looking at another spare the air day, with temperatures cooler along the coast but more hot weather for tomorrow. in fact hotter than yesterday. hottest dare we've seen in quite some time, maybe a few more records on monday. with another spare the air day, poor air quality remains in the east bay. peninsula not bad and marin county and also sonoma. so the fog will burn back. we will see a good deal of sunshine. warm to hot for most of you, but
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in san francisco, if you are heading to ocean beach, even stinson beach, it will be cooler. the sea breeze will stay with us because high pressure has weakened just slightly. he a look at satellite picture. you'll notice there is a trough here in the eastern pacific and this is what is allowing for the westerly winds to come on back today. just temporarily. the ridge is still overhead and protecting us and still with numbers above the average. that trough allows for just enough of a sea breeze to allow temperatures to come down a little bit today. the high pressure ridge builds over tomorrow so we're going back up on monday. a warm day in the south bay with 89 in sunnyvale. still warm to hot in some places nice afternoon in redwood city, 89. pacifica, half moon bay, 84 in millbrae. san francisco is down from those
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90s, 80 today. 74 in the sunset with a few cooler areas in san rafael. if you head north from petaluma and sonoma, still warm, low 90s. temperatures will be comfortable in berkeley at 84 but definitely much cooler than yesterday. 87 in san leandro. you are down a couple degrees. inland valleys, still hot in livermore at 97. monterey bay, we have visibility of three-quarters of a mile now, but 75 later on. cooling off for you. a temporary cooldown locally around the coast and in the city, but still 70s, 80s and 90s. tomorrow, 5-7 degrees warmer and gradual cooldown. >> when we get to that cooldown, are those normal or still above? >> normal would be like low to mid-80s, no still above normal until maybe thursday. >> thank you, lisa. >> in sports.
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one of the bay area's college football teams have captured a big win on the road. while the giants go up against the rockies. here is shu. >> we kick off with college football. stanford haven't beat notre dame at home. it was all stanford. first quarter, cardinals down 3-0, here comes the blitz. he throws one to koby and make a tremendous drive to the end zone up 7-3. stanford bringing the heat, he forces a fumble. he recovers and leads to a field goal. kald nationals led 16-6 at the half. owen marecic from one yard out. he picks off chris and nothing but green in front of him. 20 yards on the scoring return.
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for owen marecic, they improve 4-0 with a victory. >> in the desert, cal taking on arizona. bears defense was humiliated last week in nevada but not last night. into the first, looking into the end zone, marc anthony tips it and with a pick, they led at halftime. he misses the one that would have put cal up 9. and 77-yard drive, with a minute left. they go up 10-9. kevin riley, his pass is tipped and picked off. arizona recovers. they drop 10-9 falling to 2-2. >> elsewhere, big upset in austin, brew indefense was the story. -- brian defense was the story. third quarter.
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brown turning up the heat, 38 yards. and ucla pulgs an upset over third ranked texas, 34-12 your final. >> san jose state on the road at utah. this was a mismatch from the get-go. utah scored early and often. reggie dunne takes a double reverse 43 yards to pay dirt 7-0 utah. nothing worked for sparty. the quarterback, trying a quick kick. goes off his own man, scores a touchdown. spar (t) is routed 56-3. >> we have quite a pennant race and giants took a step back in colorado. rockies lose five straight and looking to stay in the race. here he ties the game with this shot to right.
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fastball deep to left. rockies are up 5-4. next inning, three run jack and carries over the fence. giants up 9-6 he drills one in the gap off brian wilson. carlos will come around for the winning run, 10-9 your final. meanwhile, agony and ecstasy in san diego. bottom of the ninth, he gets around on the fastball down the line, chase scores the winning run, padres win 4-3 and back in first place by half a game over the g-men. >> oakland looking to keep the rangers from clinching a.l. west. one big swing of the bat. solo shot to the left, tied at 1. a's down 3-1 and cliff with a
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two-run bomb, we're tied at 3. in the eighth, jorge breaks the tie, deep drive, he had two r.b.i.s and rangers clinch the first playoff berth winning with a 4-3 victory. >> today, niners in kansas city and raiders in arizona. we'll see you at 5:00 with all the highlights. >> up next at 6:30, an east bay company decides to move jobs not out of area, but a look at the clorox decision to move from oakland to pleasanton. >> meg whitman makes her stand on the initiative to eliminate california's law reducing greenhouse gas emissions. how she measures
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the file on david harmer isn't pretty. a corporate lawyer for a credit card company fined millions, even deceiving seniors. an executive for predatory lenders, as harmer's bank got billions from the wall street bailout. david harmer -- helping corporations rip people off. a record we can't afford. we need jerry mcnerney, small businessman, voting against congressional pay increases and refusing to take them, standing up for what's right. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message.
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welcome back. a birthday party in east los angeles turned violent in weekend, even by l.a. standards. one person died, eight others were wounded. police do not think gangs have anything to do with it. it was a huge saturday night party only to anyone willing to pay ten dollars for beer. out game guns and knives. a veteran captain tells the los angeles times he can't remember seeing so many aggravated assaults in one place. shell casings indicate many different shooters. so far no arrests have been made. >> a new l.a. times poll shows democrats jerry brown and barbara boxer slightly ahead. governor's race, brown gets 46% of likely california voters.
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republican meg whitman, 41%. in the senate race, boxer is favored by heal% of likely voters while 40% support republican challenger carly fiorina. the poll has a margin of error of 3.3%. >> whitman has now taken a stand on prop 23. she says she'll vote against the measure to repeal california's greenhouse gas legislation. mark matthews shows us how both candidates approach this major environmental issue. >> meg what the man said she still hadn't made up her mind on proposition 23, it would suspend the landmark global climate change laws. >> we'll come out with positions on all the propositions probably in the next week to ten days. >> now she says she will vote against prop 23, proposition would roll back carbon emission standards as long as unemployment in california was above 5.5%. whitman now says the standard is
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too stringent, but at the same time she believes the state global warming laws are hurting rather than helping. >> today in california only 1 percent of all jobs are green jobs, 99% of jobs are in the rest of the economy, we can't hurt the rest of the economy. >> so whitman favors suspending the greenhouse gas laws for a year until the economy gets better. >> the implementation schedule we don't hurt the manufacturers and farmers. >> speaking at a solar installation company, she says whitman's position majors no sense, brown, ez. >> to stop and start is exactly what people hate about government. >> brown told reporters that california has to send a clear message on alternative energy. >> you want to create certainty and create a framework of confidence so people will invest. >> people attending, we have recognized ron reardon and
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gloria duffy, steve wesley, former state controller is here. he is one of the hosts of the party and these fellows outside who are shooting video of everyone arriving, they tell me they are taping for the meg whitman campaign. in atherton, mark matthews, "abc 7 news." >> there are mixed emotions over a company's plan to move hundreds of jobs from oakland to pleasanton. there is worry in one area, celebration in another. laura anthony complains. >> its disappointment. >> that is how president describes the plan by clorox to move hundreds of jobs to pleasanton. >> we will have 500 people less walking around the plaza. it's difficult to determine what the financial impact will be. taxes are not based on the number of employees. what is going to more to local
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retailers. >> it's about creating a new innovation center. we're moving our facility which is located about a mile from here to this site as well as about 500 clorox employees. >> 500 jobs represent about 40% of the company's oakland work force. 200 contract workers will also make the move. >> i love it. it's a great facility. it's closer to where i live. i love the environment out here. >> the new campus will occupy five buildings in a complex that used to house washington mutual. clorox will add a sixth building. >> it's great to have that in the pleasanton but more importantly it's about bringing another fantastic company to stay here in pleasanton and expand operations. >> pleasanton's gain is oakland's loss especially for restaurant owners. >> we are definitely concerned about that many people leaving, our lunch crowd in this area.
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>> they say they will lease out the bottom 12 stories of the building here. >> so for all we know it could end up with a net increase. >> clorox employee shift is scheduled for completion in late 2011. beautiful day on tap for all of the bay area. >> we do have a little fog this morning. we are talking about a bit of a cooldown at the coast. it's clear but in san francisco along the golden gate bridge, a little bit of fog. nice conditions off of roof cam here. temperatures in the mid 50s, moss north bay, 60s elsewhere and lots more weather coming up. >> also ahead, san francisco is looking at another city's effort to help the homeless but critics say the housing for alcoholics is a step in the wrong direction.
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our state has a huge deficit. meg whitman's plan will make it billions worse by eliminating the capital gains tax for wealthy investors, including herself. economists say her plan will "rip a hole in the budget" and is "deeply flawed". analysts for the l.a. times say whitman's plan is a "pure handout" to the rich creating a "huge risk" to schools and public safety. jerry brown's against this unfair giveaway because
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welcome back. it is 6:41. this is a live look from the roof cam showing you the bay bridge, a pier there and -- wow! it looks beautiful, kind of like a painting. i was surprised to see a little bit of fog this morning but it is lifting and we're going to have another gorgeous day. thanks for joining us this morning. thousands of people will flock to treasure island to enjoy a day of the international dragon boat festival. as you can see from this video from the same event a couple years ago, teams of 20 paddlers race toward the finish line. a drummer ride in the traditional watercraft.
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today's race continues until 5:00. admission is free. i've never seen that. >> i've done that on fremont. it's quite fun. >> what did you do? >> i helped out. a weather shot there. in fremont, 89 degrees. so it should be a nice day in fremont. treasure island, you have a little fog heading outside. we are looking from vollmer peak golden gate bridge, you have fog and mill valley, cooler temperatures in the north bay. san francisco you are cooler but elsewhere, not much of a change. around the bay, another warm to hot day, but we do have cooler numbers with the sea breeze. 55 san francisco, 54 half moon bay. novato, 46 for you. 49 santa rosa, 60 in oakland. 59 in mountain view.
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so 24-hour temperature change, talking about the cooler numbers affecting parts of the north bay san francisco, southwest wind affecting angel island. it's four degrees warmer in oakland and four degrees warmer in los gatos. another spare the air day today. another hot one inland. cooler coast and hot weather remains for the monday to begin the week. a gradual cooling trend the rest of the week. we're looking at the air quality not at its best in the south bay or east bay. with the onshore flow, good air quality, peninsula, san francisco, not bad in parts of marin county and along the coast. along the coast, bodega bay, stinson beach, some fog, temperatures barely at 70. here is the change right here. elsewhere, still 80s and we'll knock the numbers down 7-8 degrees in oakland because of this.
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an upper level trough that is in the pacific northwest. it's going to stay far away but in fact we have a wind shift today. that is why with the onshore push, we're going to look for slightly cooler temperatures. sea breeze keeping our beaches and some of those southwest facing beaches especially breezy today. case in point, santa cruz, you were a hundred today, today the number is cooler there, in the 80s. still a nice afternoon. south bay, more 90s, santa clara and san jose, 92. look for 85 in san mateo. 68 in pacifica with mountain view coming in the upper 80s. about ten degrees cooler but fog is not going to last very long. still 70s in the sunset district. 92 in novato. 90 up in clear lake. cooler in oakland but warmer
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than average at 84. 88 in union city as well as fremont today. inland valleys, mid 90s return for danville and dublin. 94 in walnut creek. we've got poor visibility around monterey about dense fog and see a sunny day at 75. so 70s, 80s and 90s, cooler coast and inland will be hotter so the warm weather, 90s last through wednesday. then, gradual cooling trend. so normal highs in the mid-80s in santa rosa, 80 san jose we'll get to that at the end of the week. >> and dragon boat racing is at 8:00 and festival starts at 10:00. lisa will be right here though. thanks. >> tomorrow, san francisco supervisors will hold their first hearing to consider legislation that would ban fast
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food outlets from providing toys with some meals. supervisor a supervisor's proposal to block children from eating the restaurant industry has another take. they say it is government regulation gone too far. that parents should decide what their children eat and in the government. >> san francisco is exploring a controversial method to get homeless alcoholics off the streets and into housing. the plan would house them with taxpayer dollars and allow them to keep on drinking. >> san francisco streets are home to dozens of chronic alcoholics who are clogging the emergency medical center and the city's jails. paul sanchez a self-described drunk had been arrested 128 times and hospitalized 50.
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a supervisor thinks there might be a better approach, so-called rec housing modeled after this project in seattle where homeless alcoholics are allowed to live and keep on drinking. >> providing a medically supervised safe living environment in which people that are chronic are not going to change in their lifetimes have the ability to live safely but also don't draw on the public resources. >> a three-year study by san francisco's holiday department found 225 of the worst offenders accounted for more than 1900 ems pick-ups and spent more than 2,000 days in san francisco general. it cost taxpayers $13.5 million a year. >> it's not a good idea. it's bizarre. >> the doctor has worked in the field of addiction medicine for more than who years. >> the best solution would be to have them hospitalized and
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involuntarily if necessary and detoxified. >> he believes the house allows alcoholics to keep killing themselves. >> the mayor supports the concept. >> at least it gets people through the door. then you can start saying, hey, we're here for you. right now we have people out on the streets and sidewalks. >> seattle says its program saved that city $4 million the first year alone. the supervisor heads to seattle week to get a
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wireless technology is wonderful for making computer components connecting to each other, but this morning, michael finney points out a potential security issue that depose along with wi-fi based scanners and printers. >> so, if i just go to google i can find this. >> right. you can find all of them, it's on google. >> i've done searches before but i've never seen anything quite like this. it all starts with your printer, scanner. most are wi-fi enabled making it convenient to scan and print from across the room or across the country but it can leave your system open to snoops. >> we are looking at a list of hewlett-packard wi-fi enabled printer scanners. we click on one, get entry and then click again. if anything is on the scanner, we get to see what it is.
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here a photograph. we are blurring it out. here a document, again, we can read it, but we're blurring it so you can't. computer security firm figured all this out. >> any scanner sitting out that is connected in their home could be wide open and any document they are putting out there could be scanned by others. >> he is ceo and president. he says companies like hp ship their print wers a default setting that makes it easy. we asked hp about that and we were told that a secured network the likelihood of it becoming a security issue is highly unlikely. properly secured businesses and homes will keep documents safe. that is true but he says not
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everyone has a secured network. >> it's very hard to educate masses. you can try to put the burden on a lay mae but it doesn't work. >> you can go on the internet and click on every thing that is on that list? it's scary. >> she works for best buy's geek squad. it's her job to inform consumers the masses and protect them, too. >> i would definitely want to check that. that is huge thing. after looking at that, i will let the consumers know. >> so make sure your wi-fi is security protected and read your printer's instructions and remove all items after they have been scanned. >> busy any's radio search includes a rising bay area star. up next we'll meet
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a san ramon teenager could be radio disney's next big thing. amber lilly is one of five singers in a national competition. here is don sanchez note. >> 13-year-old high school freshman amber lilly is already a singing pro. first stage performance was at age five and after that, she knew what she wanted to do. ♪ >> here she is at age nine. she has had lessons and lived in
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l.a. for a year, but her family had to come back home, home for the high school experience. >> school comes first. >> grounded and realistic, knowing the importance of an education. >> our teachers are working with her and the family when she has to make trips down south but we are supporting her. >> she is not just a singer but a song writer too. ♪ >> that is one of hers. >> it's about whatever happens in day to day life, i know everybody else is experiencing the same thing. >> she has had her big break, she has been chosen to be one of five contestants in disney's next big contest. it is a big thing. >> for mom and dad, the break is seeing the results of years of
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you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she didn't. this tastes way too good to be fiber. they're delicious crunchy clusters with sweet honey and half a day's worth of fiber. you care about my fiber? not really. i care about youfiber too. i have for while. ok, carl. why don't you care about her fiber? hey carl. [ male announcer ] fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes.
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