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looking good on this election day tuesday. thanks for joining us, i'm kristen sze. i'm remember i can thomas. police -- i'm eric thomas. a police standoff just ended. terry mcsweeney is live at the scene in the 500 block of high street. >> reporter: this wrapped up 3:00 this morning after hours worth of a standoff. the standoff occurred at this house at and high streets. look at what this was about -- it started with a deputy spotting a stolen dark green saturn. they chased it to high and jensen next to 880. the driver shot at a deputy deputy tried pull him over at 41st and international about 58 last night. it went on for seven hours. the chase ended when the sat turn stopped, the driver ran into highs. for a time, he had three

hostages. he let tell go and turned himself in around 3:00 this morning. >> primary mission to protect everyone involved, including the suspect. were were able to come down here and have a dialogue with the suspect and we were able to talk him out. >> reporter: investigators say there is some kind of relationship between the gunman and the man who lives this house, unclear what that is. it was a volatile situation, but it is over with the gunman in custody and no one injured. again, it wrapped up about 3:00 this morning. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. in a few hours a federal appeals court in san francisco will announce a key decision in california's battle over same-sex. katie marzullo is live in our breaking news center. >> reporter: the court is deciding whether or not to review the ruling that declared the ban on same-sex

unconstitutional. the 9th circuit court of appeals will post its decision on its website at 10 this morning. you remember it was a three-judge panel that decided prop 8 violated the rights of same-sex couples in february. supporters of the marriage ban appealed. if the court today decides it will take another look at the ban with it will assemble an 11-judge panel to do so. that decision could take months maybe more than a year. then there's the question of the u.s. supreme court hearing the case. whether or not the appeals court decides to review the marriage ban today it will still ultimately get kicked up to the supreme court. the difference is will that happen now or the end of this appeals court review. however, some legal experts question if the supreme court wail agree to hear the case. that's because it is written so specifically to california it doesn't affect the entire

country. just about 4:34 now. polls open in a couple of hours at 7 a.m. for today's state primary turnout is expected to below with the presidential candidates pretty well decided by both major parties. there are major state issues such as heavily funded campaign surrounding prop 29, which would add a dollar tax to each pack of kits. voters are age to -- pack of cigarettes. amy hollyfield will have more on the confusion coming up in a live report in our next half hour. stay with abc7 news for the latest election coverage and results. you can go to abc7news.com for up to the minute returns as soon as the polls close at 8:00 tonight. abc7 news will be tweeting election results through the night. follow us on twitter @abc7newsbay area. san francisco june has

scheduled a hearing today after he ordered the records of calls and texts by suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi be turned over to mayor lee. mirkarimi's legal team is objecting to the tentative ruling it involves texts and calls made between mirkarimi and his wife eliana lopez, his campaign manager and his neighbors ivory madison lee used subpoena powers as mayor to see if records can reveal whether mirkarimi twraoeud to dissuade witnesses from cooperating with police in the domestic violence incident on new year's eve with his wife. authorities say the search for sierra lamar is winding down. she is the morgan hill teenager missing since mar: divers returned to the reservoir -- one last time yesterday. one of six waterways in the region they've been searching. authorities say it will be the last water search for sierra unless they get new tips. police arrested antolin

garcia-torres and charged him with kidnapping and murdering sierra. oakland mayor quan is proposing a 400 million dollar budget plan with no cuts or layoffs the first time in four years. she says better than expected revenue and cost savings from employee concessions are allowing the budget to be in the black. police department staffing would stay at the current level, 650 officers. the city council questions adding 13 new city positions when the city could be giving back worker concessions. a vote on the budget is tentatively set for june 29th. >> san jose city council set to vote on a measure that could fine parents for underaged drinking parties in their home. it makes a parent or adult liable for gatherings of four or more underaged drinkers on their property whether or not the party creates a disturbance. the homeowners would be responsible if they were not

at the property or not wear of the gathering. traffic back to normal in downtown san francisco this morning, following a shutdown of streets to downed live electrical lines. it began after 4:00 yesterday afternoon live wires from the muni bus broke off and fell into the street. a young woman was hit by one wire. she and two others were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. market street was shutdown between third and eighth streets for more than three hours. the hub on top of the trolley's pole got lose and snapped the wire. -- lanes could become available to all drivers in the reverse commute direction under the bill co-sponsored by san francisco east -- [ unintelligible ] we are waking up dry in

the bay area this morning. looks dining room than yesterday indeed. -- looks different from yesterday. one storm up here along the northwest corner of the coastal sections of sonoma county. watch how it is moving across the coastal waters not making it inland other than drizzle there. if you follow the projected path it will probably hit inland over the next hour or so. that's the only real organized area we see of wet weather still sprinkles out there in some of the higher elevations otherwise quiet and cooler 40s to near 50. we see sunshine today by noon, another breezy day. temperatures from 55 at half moon bay to near 60 around the bay. if you are heading outside at

4:00 upper 50s along the coast into san francisco, with the breezes and temperatures dropping into the 50s and mid 60s by 7:00, it going to feel chilly you probably need a coat. warmer tomorrow and thursday warmest days in the forecast near 80 inland low to mid 70s around the bay. breezy and cooler starting friday. let's get your first check of traffic frances back. good morning. accident-free now good ride roadwork in the south bay southbound 85 at el camino real lanes scheduled to be blocked until 6:00 this morning also northbound until that time. you can see it is not causing slowing, no problems on 85, 101, 680, 280 fine even at the peninsula. contra costa county quiet start, good news this is southbound traffic near north main it is fine towards highway 24 through the

san ramon valley and sunol grade this morning. also, good start for commuters on northbound 280 for headlights out of the downtown san jose 17 also fine right now lanes open as you come out of summit towards downtown san jose. 4:40. disney joining forces with the first lady to promote healthy foods. what you won't be seeing on disney tv channels any more. big change coming to school lunches. why districts are giving pink slim an "f." homeowners facing foreclosure may get help. 3q every day, an average of 5,000 people

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pictures from london right now the motorcade. her majesty arrived to a trumpet fanfare and cheering crowd outside st. paul's for this morning's service of thanksgiving. prince philip isn't finding because he's still in the hospital for observation after suffering a bladder infection. at the church the royals will take as we said a carriage ride back to buckingham palace. abc news plans a live special report at approximately 7:30 this morning. back here today, san francisco supervisor will propose a november ballot initiative to require banks to pay a city tax each time they foreclose on a property. right now foreclosures are exempt from paying title transfer tax. they hope to generate new revenue and officials hope a $2,000 tax would discourage banks from foreclosing homes in san francisco

school districts across america an take pink slime off the lunch menu. department of agriculture surveyed states that take part in the national school lunch program the results with the majority now buy ground beef without the filler. only three states iowa, nebraska and south dakota still buy the so call pink slime. the fill made up of fatty bits of beef heated and treated with moneyia to kill germs. the first lady is teaming up with mickey mouse today to promote healthy eating over junk food. walt disney company will join the first lady in announcing all products advertised on its tv channels, radio station and websites must comply with new standards that means ads -- that means some ads won't be accepted any more. disney theme parks will cut the sodium in meals served there.

will a crackdown on state workers cost a controversial governor his job today? child abuse case that shocked the nation reaches a turning point today. what to expect as jury selection begins in the trial of former penn state coach jerry sandusky. eye-opening new study that may give you a reason to have an extra cup of coffee this morning. i can't stand these spots.

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low 70s chicago and d.c. everybody tells in the 80s and 90s phoenix 100. look at all of our -- our major airports all sports green even regional airports in california and all three airports in the bay area on time and i expect them to do so for the better part of today if you are traveling abc7news.com our flight tracker is at the bottom. 4:48. in pennsylvania a few hours from now, jury selection will begin in jerry sandusky's child molestation trial. the former penn state football defensive coordinator faces 52 criminal charges for allege add because of 10 boys over 15 years. he denies the accusations. several of young men who claim he abused them are expected to testify. jury selection could be a challenge because many of the people in the area have tie s to penn state. president obama set to return to the bay area foam for another day of campaign fundraising. the president was just here

two weeks ago on an overnight visit. tomorrow mr. obama will attend a lunch at the merchants building in san francisco and separate roundtable meeting in the afternoon. former president clinton joined the president in new york city for more fundraising. tahman bradley has more. >> reporter: president obama tapped a big democratic gun to raise campaign cash and make the case for his reelection. speaking at three new york fundraisers last night former president clinton was more than up to the task. clinton vowed electing mitt romney would be calamitous and sang president obama's praises. >> to put a floor under the recession and begin to create jobs again. >> reporter: the appearance with clinton comes on the heels of weak may jobs report. polls show the president and romney neck-and-neck with romney's favorability on the

rise up 14% since february. romney continues to argue that president obama's policies are preventing the economy from recovering. >> he has made it harder for our economy to come back and put people to work. >> reporter: with numbers showing the recovery slowing the president is trying to convince voters rom -- romney's plan is the same that brought the economy to the brink. >> we are not going back. ó >> reporter: tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> the nation is closely watching an election in wisconsin. governor with walker faces a recall vote backlash to the republican effort to end collective bargaining from most wisconsin state workers his challenger milwaukee mayor tom barrett. polls show walker has a slight lead this is a rematch of the 2010 governor's race when walker defeated barrett by five percentage points. what a difference a day makes. [ unintelligible ]

quiet in most areas there's that one storm we've been watching over the ocean ha is now weakening. first the breezes that's the other -- other story pretty stout as we look at the ferry middle -- at the ferry building. live doppler you can see up long the sonoma county coast one shower as we put this into motion you can see it heading southeast and yellows are disappearing becoming greens and even blues. that means weakening. maybe just a few sprinkles around inverness. we'll keep an eye on it there could be more developing in that northwesterly flow. look at how much cooler we are two degrees in hayward, 12 antioch. that puts us in the upper 40s in santa rosa, napa and redwood city, 46 los gatos everybody else low to mid 50s.

monterey bay inland upper 40s to near 50. a lot of sunshine going to be breezy once again and that is going to keep temperatures below average upper 60s to low 70s most of the east bay valleys. up and down the east bay shore breezy mostly sunny mid to upper 60s in the south bay 66 milpitas, 68 san jose, 70 los gatos breezy and sunny more sun low to mid 60s peninsula mid to upper 50s along the coast breezes fast out of the northwest. 60 today in downtown san francisco head to the north bay valleys upper 60s to low 70s on the coast mid to upper 50s 59 monterey and mid 60s for the rest of the bay 70s as you head inland. scattered showers along the sierra winter weather is going to taper quickly today eureka

scattered showers cooler weather down to l.a. 75 and 93 in palm springs. tonight clear, cooler upper 40s to low 50s. warmest averages ahead of us tomorrow and thursday low 80s inland low to mid 70s around the bay low 60s at the coast. temperatures cool friday and saturday before another warming trend sunday and monday. good morning. estimate looking great accident-wise on bay area freeways just roadwork south bay, southbound 280 scheduled to be blocked until 6:00 this morning, traffic still getting by okay northbound lanes open northbound 85 also open southbound 85 lanes blocked at el camino real until 6:00. mass transit no delays reported. don't forget if you take that new ferry service between south san francisco oyster point and alameda oakland still free this week for their

first week here's a live shot. golden gate bridge caltrans and bridge crews there changing the lane configuration also clearing up roadwork now traffic is light enough to get by in both directions even with the limited number of lanes across the span no fog here. also, i-80 in berkeley headlights moving westbound near university traffic fine down to the bay bridge toll. the drive time from the carquinez to the maze is an easy 18 minute ride. as we check out the waze traffic maps, we are not seeing any slowing westbound 205 out of tracy looking good traffic flowing into the altamont pass westbound 580 into livermore and of course you can always download our free traffic app, abc7news.com/ waze. a heads up for san francisco the city plants a new tree on your block you may have to take care of it.

public works department wants to budget a million dollars to officials say the city can't an forward to maintain them. public wores trying to transfer -- works is trying to transfer -- so far 65,000 out of 100,000 trees have been put under the care of homeowners. professor has won a half million dollar prize from m.i.t.. the massachusetts institute of technology awarded the professor steven quake the 2012 prize one of his recent inventions was a tkhaeup allowed scientists to take 10,000 measurements at once. -- [ unintelligible ] there may be another reason to keep drinking coffee. new study shows people 65 and old drink three cups a day avoid the onset of alzheimer's thises go goes for people who

already have a mild for of the cognitive impairment. coffee and more specifically, caffeine seems to keep the disease at bay the study will be published today. a man who caught a fleeting glimpse of the golden gate bridge on his way to fight in the vietnam war is in san francisco this morning. he was so taken by the bridge's beauty, built his own 150 foot long two story high replica over a creek on his farm of all places it took him 10 years. he's in town to finally see the bridge he's dreamed off since 1969. >> i don't know, it was one of the last things you saw when you was leaving this country. it was so significant. so beautiful. >> larry and his wife will be guests of honor at an event expected to be held tomorrow at the golden gate bridge. the real one, the last thing

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